Oloh Israel Olufemi Cole o( March 20, 1944 - October 13, 2007) better known by his stage name Dr. Oloh was a Sierra Leonean afropop

Afropop

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 and Jazz

Jazz

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 musician.

Oloh Israel Olufemi Cole, commonly known as Dr. Olo was born on March 20, 1944 in the mountain village

Village

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 of Leicester

Leicester, Sierra Leone

Leicester is a town in the Western Area Urban District of Sierra Leone and about 15 miles outside the West End o of Freetown, the nation's capital. The town has an estimated population of 15,678. It is the birthplace of Sierra Leonean musician, Dr. Oloh. The population of the town is predominated...

, near Freetown

Freetown

Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone, a country in West Africa. It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean located in the Western Area of the country, and had a city proper population of 772,873 at the 2004 census. The city is the economic, financial, and cultural center of...

 in the Western Area of Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...

 to a Nigerian mother and a Creole

Sierra Leone Creole people

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father. He led a band known as Milo Jazz. He was awarded the OR (Order of Rokel) by the Sierra Leonean Government in 1989. Oloh and his band toured United Kingdom couple of times.

He died on October 13, 2007 after a short illness.