Achilla Orru: International Concert Halls

Celebrated Musician Dept: Orru, a celebrated musician who played his lokembe in international concert halls as well as the gritty subway platform, was in the midst of arranging for his wife and three sons to immigrate to Canada when he was found dead in his apartment from complications of heart disease at 53, according to The Star. When you re a musician, and you re blind, whatever resources you get are not that large, she said. He was proud; Achilla didnt share it with a lot of people, but he was struggling. They called TTC musician Achilla Orru the soul of Bloor and Yonge, but when he died unexpectedly in February, his soul was preoccupied with one important matter: bringing his family to Canada. Nadine Lumley, a longtime friend and artistic director of the Batuki Music Society, said Orru had the sponsorship papers and was trying to save enough money to cover airfare and DNA tests. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.