Popular Nigerian Saxophonist, Orlando Julius has died  at the age of 79.

His wife, Latoya Ekemode, confirmed his death to the Newsmen on Friday in Lagos.

She said that Orlando Julius passed out in his sleep on Thursday night.

Orlando Julius, was a saxophonist, singer, band leader, and songwriter closely associated with afrobeat music.

Some of his musical albums were: Disco Hi-Life, Ololufe, Love, Peace and Happiness; Dance Afrobeat and more. style=’box-sizing: border-box;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit; font-weight:inherit;font-stretch: inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit; text-rendering: optimizelegibility’ v:shapes=”_x0000_i1025″>