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| Born | 13 March 1969 |
| Genres | World, house |
| Occupations | Musician, record producer |
| Instruments | Piano, percussion, guitar, bass, vocals |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Label | Yoruba Records |
| Website | https://yorubarecords.bandcamp.com/ |
Osunlade ⓘ(/ˌoʊsʊnˈlɑːdeɪ/; born March 13, 1969) is an American musician and music producer.
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.
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.
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