Adekunle Olorundare (Kunle)

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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 vocals, guitar, harmonica, and talking drum to take audiences into what he terms “music with no boundaries.” CREDITS - 2022: Music director and composer of and percussion (onstage) in Death and The King’s Horseman. Stratford debut. 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. Production Credit: Emotional Intelligence EP- Vincent Jamal. Training: OCAD Hons Music Industry Arts and Performance, Post Grad Diploma Arts Management Centennial College, Toronto. Awards: Best Instrumental 2015 Folk Music Ontario, Peter Dickinson Award 2016, Ontario Premier Award Nominee 2022, Alumnus of Distinction 2023 Centennial College.