Osunlade

Osunlade
Background information
Born	13 March 1969 (1969-03-13) (age 42) St Louis, Missouri, United States
Origin	St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Genres	World
Occupations	Musician Record producer
Years active	1989–present
Labels	Yoruba Records
Website	http://www.osunlade.net

Osunlade (pronounced /oʊsʉnˈlɑːdeɪ/; born March 13, 1969)^[1] is an American-born musician and music producer.

Biography

Osunlade was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri.^[2] 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. 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^[3]

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)

Appears on

• 2000 Ebbo - "The Way"
• 2001 Stephanie Cooke - "Here with my Best Friend"
• 2001 Masters at Work feat. Lynae - "Life Is But a Dream"
• 2003 Lonesome Echo Production - "Soul Galactic"
• 2003 Siji - "Feelslike"
• 2004 Sin Palabras - "Yemaya"
• 2004 Siji - "Sanctuary"
• 2005 KB - "El Musica"
• 2006 Isoul8 feat. Rasiyah - "Speak Your Word"
• 2007 Afefe Iku - "BodyDrummin"

Production for other artists

• 1999 Marie St. James - "Closer I Get"
• 2001 Erro - "Change for Me"
• 2002 DJ Jazzy Jeff feat. Erro - "Rock Wit U"
• 2003 Vivian Green - "Emotional Rollercoaster"
• 2003 Larry Gold - "Just a Dream"
• 2004 Wei Chi - "Dream"
• 2005 Nadirah Shakoor - "Just a Breath Away"
• 2005 Frank-I - "Let the Record Play"
• 2006 Nadirah Shakoor - "Love Song"
• 2006 Malena Pérez - "Praise the Day"
• 2006 Bah Samba - "Tired Little One"
• 2007 The Piscean Group - The Piscean Group
• 2007 Mellow Madness - "Now Your Calling"

Albums

• 2000 Yoruba Records: El Primer Año
• 2001 Paradigm
• 2006 Aquarian Moon
• 2007 Elements Beyond
• 2010 Rebirth
• 2011 Pyrography

Mixed compilations

• 2002 Offering
• 2005 Re-Offering
• 2006 Soul Heaven (with DJ Spen)
• 2008 Passage
• 2009 Mix the Vibe: King Street Goes Yoruba

References

1. ^ Kellman, Andy (2008-05-20). "Osunlade > Biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p459140. Retrieved 2009-12-06. 
2. ^ "Osunlade - Bio". Osunlade.net. http://www.osunlade.net/osunlade.net/News.html. Retrieved 2009-12-24. 
3. ^ http://www.discogs.com/artist/Osunlade

External links

• Official Web Site
• Osunlade on Myspace
• Osunlade RBMA video lecture session Pt.1/Pt.2/Pt.3/Pt.4

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