Orlando Julius

Orlando Julius Aremu Olusanya Ekemode, known professionally as Orlando Julius or Orlando Julius Ekamode, is a Nigerian saxophonist, singer, bandleader, and songwriter closely associated with afrobeat music.

He had his first hit in 1965 with the song "Jagua Nana", the name applying slang for Jaguar cars to a woman. On the success of that song they went on tour around west Africa; as new kinds of music became popular in the region, Julius formed new groups to keep up with trends, for example the Afro Sounders and the Evelyn Dance Band. According to AllMusic, his 1966 album Super Afro Soul was a "dramatic, highly melodic incorporation of soul, pop, and funk" which "made him a national celebrity in Nigeria" and influenced American music.