Adékúnlé Olórundáre (Kunle)
Stratford: Music director, composer and Yoruba Drums and Vocals (onstage) in Death and the King’s Horseman. Saga Tiata Isabel Bader Theatre 2018: Abusolon in Wahala Dey Oh (adaptation of Chaucer’s Miller’s Tale), acting debut. Music performance: Mariposa Folk Festival; Summer Folk Festival; Muskoka Festival; Africa Day Festival, Hamburg, Germany. Debut EP: Ami N Rele. Songwriter’s credit: Emily Fall’s album. Production credit: Emotional Intelligence EP by Vincent Jamal. Training: OCAD Hons Music Industry Arts and Performance, Centennial College, Toronto. Awards: Best Instrumental 2015, Folk Music Ontario, Peter Dickinson Award 2016. A multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter, Kunle’s folk and soul music bridges contemporary styles with roots in West African rhythms and stories. Nigerian-born and currently based in Toronto, Kunle brings together his rich vocals, guitar tapping, harmonica and talking drum to take audiences into what he terms “music with no boundaries.” Online: @kunloskola (Instagram); @kunlexy24 (Twitter).
