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Osunlade (/ˌoʊsʊnˈlɑːdeɪ/; born March 13, 1969) is an American musician and music producer.
Osunlade was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri.[2] He composed music for Sesame Street during the late 1980s and early 1990s.[3] 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".[4] 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.[5]
His performance at Irish festival All Together Now was cancelled in 2023, following complaints about public social media posts[6] he made which were negative about transgender health care.[7] Osunlade was dismissive of the cancellation, noting he would be paid regardless.[8]
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