Osunlade
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{BLP sources|date=May 2009}}
{{Infobox musical artist
|name = Osunlade
|image = Osunlade.jpg
|caption =
|background = solo_singer
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|3|13|df=y}}
|birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
|origin =
|instrument = Piano, percussion, guitar, bass, vocals
|genre = World,{{cite web|title=Mixtape Mondays: Gilles Peterson, Full Crate & FS Green, Osunlade|url=http://www.okayplayer.com/news/gilles-peterson-full-crate-fs-green-osunlade.html|work=mixtape|date=12 November 2012|publisher=okayplayer.com|access-date=2013-02-26}} house
|occupation = Musician, record producer
|years_active = 1989–present
|label = Yoruba Records
|website = https://yorubarecords.bandcamp.com/
}}
Osunlade ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|oʊ|s|ᵿ|n|ˈ|l|ɑː|d|eɪ}}; born March 13, 1969) is an American musician and music producer.
Biography
Osunlade was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri.{{cite web|title=Osunlade - Bio|url=http://www.osunlade.net/osunlade.net/News.html|work=Osunlade.net|access-date=2009-12-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091230092255/http://www.osunlade.net/osunlade.net/News.html|archive-date=2009-12-30|url-status=dead}} He composed music for Sesame Street during the late 1980s and early 1990s.{{cite web|title=Interview|work=dancemusicmag.com|url=http://www.dancemusicmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=53:osunlade&catid=34:print-interviews&Itemid=27}} 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".{{Cite web | url=https://rhythmtravels.com/music/label-focus-yoruba-records |title = Label Focus: Yoruba Records|date = 29 July 2016}} 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.[https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/soul-dj-in-the-house/26214658.html Soul DJ in the house]. Irish Independent (2005-11-06)
Controversy
His performance at Irish festival All Together Now was cancelled in 2023, following complaints about public social media posts{{cite web |access-date=2023-09-16 |title=Register |url-access=registration |via=facebook |language=en |url=https://www.facebook.com/osunladeoffical/videos/1326138421314494/}} he made which were negative about transgender health care.{{cite web |access-date=2024-06-14 |title=All Together Now pulls performer following transphobic social media posts. Yahoo! News |date=2 August 2023 |language=en |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/together-now-pulls-performer-following-160014124.html}} Osunlade was dismissive of the cancellation, noting he would be paid regardless.[https://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/celebrity-news/i-paid-regardless-together-now-30639225 'I get paid regardless' - All Together Now drops controversial US singer amid transphobia row]. Slater, Sarah (2023-08-06). Irish Mirror. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
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" (as Latina Café)
- 2001 "Cantos a Ochun et Oya"
- 2001 "Diamant"
- 2001 "Rader Du/Blackman" (with Wunmi)
- 2001 "The Deep"
- 2001 "Versatile Family Sampler"
- 2002 "Obatala Y Oduduwa"
- 2002 "Native Tongue Revisited" (with Jaffa)
- 2002 "Beloved"
- 2002 "Pride" (with Nadirah Shakoor)
- 2002 "New Day" (as Atelewo)
- 2003 "Chimes of Freedom" (as Atelewo)
- 2004 "The Year of the Monkey"
- 2004 "Pride (Remixes)" (with Nadirah Shakoor)
- 2004 "Same Thing" (with Maiya James)
- 2005 "The Fifth Dimension"
- 2005 "New Day/Macaco" (as Atelewo)
- 2006 "Flow/Sokinsikartep"
- 2006 "I Don't Know"
- 2006 "Everything in Its Right Place" (with Erro)
- 2007 "April"
- 2008 "Momma's Groove"
- 2008 "My Reflection" (with Divine Essence)
- 2012 "Envision" (Defected Records)
=Mixed compilations=
- 2002 Offering
- 2005 Re-Offering
- 2006 Soul Heaven (with DJ Spen)
- 2008 Passage
- 2009 Mix the Vibe: King Street Goes Yoruba
- 2012 Defected Presents Osunlade in the House
- 2014 Atonement
=Productions for other artists=
- 1991 Gerardo - "Rico Suave", "Fandango" (programming, composer, additional production)
- 1994 BlackGirl - "90's Girl" (original version), "Nubian Prince"
- 1994 Freddie Jackson - "Was It Something"
- 1994 Eric Gable - "Process of Elimination"
- 1996 Eric Benét - "Femininity"
- 1997 Martha Wash - "Come"
- 2000 Musiq Soulchild - "Mary Go Round"
- 2001 Eric Roberson - "Change for Me"
- 2002 DJ Jazzy Jeff feat. Erro - "Rock wit U"
- 2003 Vivian Green - "Emotional Rollercoaster"
- 2005 Nadirah Shakoor - "Just a Breath Away"
- 2006 Nadirah Shakoor - "Love Song"
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.yorubarecords.net|Osunlade}} official site
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Category:African-American musicians
Category:African-American record producers
Category:Record producers from New York (state)
Category:American house musicians
Category:Musicians from New York City
Category:Musicians from St. Louis