Osunlade

Osunlade
Background information
Born (1969-03-13) 13 March 1969
St Louis, Missouri, United States
Origin St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Genres World,[1] House music
Occupation(s) Musician
Record producer
Instruments piano, percussion, guitar, bass, vocalist
Years active 1989–present
Labels Yoruba Records
Website http://www.yorubarecords.net

Osunlade (/oʊ.sᵿn.ˈlɑː.deɪ/; born March 13, 1969)[2] is an American-born musician and music producer.

Biography

Osunlade was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri.[3] He composed music for Sesame Street during the late 1980s and early 1990s.[4] 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. To date he has worked with such artists as Roy Ayers, Nkemdi, Salif Keita, and Cesária Évora. In 2006, he released an album titled Aquarian Moon, in 2007, he released an album titled Elements Beyond on the revived Strictly Rhythm Records, and, in 2009, he released the album Passage. He is a priest of the Yoruba religion of Ifá. Because of his beliefs, Osunlade's music has a deep spiritual root in Yoruba traditions that are also reflected in the name of his record label, album covers, and also the titles of some of the tracks he has remixed such as "Obatala y Oduduwa" and "Yemeya."

Discography

[5]

Singles

Appears on

Production for other artists

Albums

Mixed compilations

References

  1. ↑ "Mixtape Mondays: Gilles Peterson, Full Crate & FS Green, Osunlade". mixtape. okayplayer.com. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
  2. ↑ Kellman, Andy (2008-05-20). "Osunlade > Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-12-06.
  3. ↑ "Osunlade - Bio". Osunlade.net. Retrieved 2009-12-24.
  4. ↑ "Interview". dancemusicmag.com.
  5. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/artist/Osunlade

External links

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