Dr. Orlando Owoh

Orlando Owoh, born Stephen Oladipupo Olaore Owomoyela, was a Nigerian highlife musician and band leader of Yoruba origin. Born in Osogbo, Western Region, British Nigeria, on February 14, 1932, he initially worked as a carpenter before being hired by the Kola Ogunmola Theatre Group in 1958 to play drums and sing. In 1960 he formed Dr. Orlando Owoh and his Omimah Band. Throughout his career of forty years Owoh performed highlife music with groups including the Omimah Band, the Young Kenneries, and the African Kenneries International. He recorded over 45 albums including Which is Which, and his singles included “Okan mi yin Oba orun” and “Ma pa mi l'oruko da”. Owoh died on November 4, 2008, and was buried at his Agege residence in Lagos, Nigeria.