Yeni Kuti

Yeni Kuti
Born
Omoyeni Anikulapo-Kuti

(1961-05-24) 24 May 1961 (age 63)
England
NationalityNigerian
EducationNigerian Institute of Journalism
Occupations
  • Dancer
  • singer
  • business woman
Notable workFelabration, TV Presenter at TVC, MD of New Afrika Shrine
ParentFela Kuti (father)
RelativesOlufemi Anikulapo Kuti (brother)
Oluseun Anikulapo Kuti (brother)

Ọmọ́yẹni "Yeni" Aníkúlápó Kútì (also known as YK, born 24 May 1961, England, United Kingdom) is a British-born Nigerian dancer and singer.

Family

She is a descendant of the Ransome-Kuti family.[1] Her grandmother was Nigerian women's rights activist Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti.[2] Anikulapo-Kuti pioneered the idea of Felabration, a music festival conceived to celebrate the life and contributions of her late father Fela Kuti to the Nigerian society.[3]

Biography

Born in England, Anikulapo-Kuti was born as the first child to afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti and to a British mother. She completed her basic and secondary education in Nigeria after leaving the United Kingdom at the age of two. She holds a diploma in journalism after she graduated from the Nigerian Institute of Journalism. In 1986, she joined Femi's band as a singer and dancer after dropping her job as a fashion designer. She currently serves as a co-manager of the New Afrika Shrine alongside her brother Femi Kuti.[4]

References

  1. ^ Amadi, Ogbonna (28 May 2011). "At 50, No one wants to marry me – Yeni Kuti". Vanguard Newspaper. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  2. ^ Spencer, Neil (30 October 2010). "Fela Kuti remembered: 'He was a tornado of a man, but he loved humanity'". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  3. ^ Ben-Nwankwo, Nonye (9 February 2013). "Fela almost spanked me for snatching igbo from him –Yeni". The Punch. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  4. ^ Bakare, Nike (17 May 2014). "Yeni Kuti's confession:Day I escaped rape". The Sun News. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
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