Osunlade


Osunlade is an American musician and music producer.
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Biography

Osunlade was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. He composed music for Sesame Street during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Afterward, he moved to Los Angeles, California, where he worked with artists such as Patti LaBelle and Freddie Jackson. After a stint there, he moved to New York, where he founded Yoruba Records because of "the continued need to create the music I wanted". To date, he has worked with such artists as Roy Ayers, Nkemdi, Salif Keita, Poranguí, and Cesária Évora. In 2006, he released the album Aquarian Moon; in 2007, he released the album Elements Beyond on the revived Strictly Rhythm label, and in 2009, he released the album Passage. He is a priest of the Yoruba religion of Ifá.

Controversy

His performance at Irish festival All Together Now was cancelled in 2023, following complaints about public social media posts he made which were negative about transgender health care. Osunlade was dismissive of the cancellation, noting he would be paid regardless.

Discography

Albums

  • 2000 Yoruba Records: El Primer Año
  • 2001 Paradigm
  • 2006 Aquarian Moon
  • 2007 Elements Beyond
  • 2010 Rebirth
  • 2011 Pyrography
  • 2013 A Man with No Past Originating the Future
  • 2014 Peacock
  • 2020 Basic Sketches for Beginners
  • 2025 ''INvite ONly''

Singles

  • 1999 "Native Tongue"
  • 2000 "Beats de los Muertos Vol. 1"
  • 2000 "Power to Conquer/Aldeia de Ogum"
  • 2001 "Cantos a Ochun et Oya"
  • 2001 "Diamant"
  • 2001 "Rader Du/Blackman"
  • 2001 "The Deep"
  • 2001 "Versatile Family Sampler"
  • 2002 "Obatala Y Oduduwa"
  • 2002 "Native Tongue Revisited"
  • 2002 "Beloved"
  • 2002 "Pride"
  • 2002 "New Day"
  • 2003 "Chimes of Freedom"
  • 2004 "The Year of the Monkey"
  • 2004 "Pride "
  • 2004 "Same Thing"
  • 2005 "The Fifth Dimension"
  • 2005 "New Day/Macaco"
  • 2006 "Flow/Sokinsikartep"
  • 2006 "I Don't Know"
  • 2006 "Everything in Its Right Place"
  • 2007 "April"
  • 2008 "Momma's Groove"
  • 2008 "My Reflection"
  • 2012 "Envision"

Mixed compilations

  • 2002 Offering
  • 2005 Re-Offering
  • 2006 Soul Heaven
  • 2008 Passage
  • 2009 Mix the Vibe: King Street Goes Yoruba
  • 2012 Defected Presents Osunlade in the House
  • 2014 ''Atonement''

Productions for other artists