Oranmiyan “my case is settled”, a name derived of a strong Yoruba deity from Ile-Ife in Osun, a state of Nigeria where Oranmiyan Ajagundade originated. Ajagundade "Fougth to wear the Crown, a name given by the gods as he stated. Oranmiyan was born into a family of well-known drummers and drum makers of a royal lineage. The ancestral blood and art of drumming and drum making resonated in Oranmiyan; he began drumming as soon as he could walk.
Raised in Osogbo, a historic and world known tourist town that homes world’s influential and globally recognized Artists like Jimoh Buraimoh, Nike Davies, Twins 77 and the Austrian Artists and Traditionalist, Susan Wenger also known as Adunni Olorisha.
Despite growing up with a strong Christian family, Oranmiyan’s true ancestral bloodline has always drawn him towards cultural and traditional activities which influenced him and aroused his interest in regional expression and the native music of his culture. This profound respect which was developed from listening to traditional Nigerian musicians such as Aruna Ishola, Sunny Okosun, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, King Sunny Ade, Ebenezer Obey, I.K Dairo, Fatai Rolling Dollar, and international artists such as Bob Marley and the Wailers helped fuel a Pan Africanist mindset that shaped the creation of his unique and dynamic brand of music.
Oranmiyan grew as an artist performing stage drama and playing drums in schools, churches, also he led cultural dance groups and academic bands. After his secondary school education, he persued a higher Education in computer studies with emphasis on Computer Hardware maintenance and networking. He then proceeded to take an apprenticeship in Analog Audio Recording which opened the opportunity for him to record his EP in 1997 entitled "WATER", which featured his brother Logifey and other talented artists he grew up with
Using his strong traditional lyrics and style of music as a medium and weapon of activism to address social, cultural and political, as well as economic issues, Oranmiyan’s outstanding, songwriting capabilites combined with his strong vocal aesthetic has been categorized as Afrolife Music and has allowed him to work for a variety of studios and tour with several professional Revolutionary Musicians worldwide such as Awa Band ,Tony Allen, Pa Fatai Rolling Dollar, Nneka Egbuna, Ade Bantu, Ebo Taylor and many more. He created a style of music, called Yoruba Reggae, with blends of Yoruba Langauge and Reggae. He is also the first Artist to create a blend of Yoruba Soca music.
Oranmiyan has also featured in a Nigerian movie titled “Relentless”. In this Film He acted as himself and performed an orginal tune entitled “!Trowey ur sorrow!” which was also featured on the film’s soundtrack.
He is currently, working on series of recording projects including the Album "Dugbe Dugbe", his own invention of Yoruba Reggae music while Touring across Europe and North America. He is also featuring and c
