Owoh's rootsy take on highlife music led him into political realms in the turbulent Nigeria of the 1980s, and he was imprisoned for a time on drug charges. Leading groups such as the Omimah Band, the Young Kenneries, and the African Kenneries International, Owoh remained popular even as Nigerian tastes shifted to the newer juju and fuji styles. Orlando Owoh has enjoyed a durable popularity that has cut across generational lines in his home country and beyond.
Box 688, Belleville, NJ 07109.Ī household name in Nigeria, Dr. Addresses: Record company-Stern's Music U.S., Inc., P.O. 1932 in Oyo state, Nigeria member of Yoruba ethnic group.
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