Osunlade (/ˌoʊsʊnˈlɑːdeɪ/; born March 13, 1969) is an American musician and music producer.

[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.