Osunlade

Osunlade (b. March 13, 1969) is a New York-based house-music artist. At the age of 17, after moving from his hometown of St. Louis, Missouri, he got his break by becoming a cast member of Sesame Street -- and he was also commissioned to write music for the show during the late 1980s and early 1990s. He is best known for a unique style, heavy on soul and very mellow despite the ubiquitous 4-on-the-floor kick drum that house music requires.

After his Sesame Street stint, Osunlade moved to Los Angeles, and later back to New York, where he founded the label Yoruba Records and remains to the present day. He is a priest of the Ifá religion.