Tag: Fela Anikulapo-Kuti
I’m bigger than your father Fela, Wizkid replies Seun Kuti
Singer Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has responded to Afrobeat musician Seun Kuti following comments about comparisons between him and Seun’s late father,...
Wizkid stole my name – Seun Kuti
Afrobeat musician Seun Kuti has accused global pop star Wizkid of taking his nickname online.
He made the claim during a recent livestream after...
Calling Wizkid the new Fela is disrespectful – Seun Kuti
Seun Kuti, Afrobeat singer and son of the late Fela Anikulapo Kuti, has criticised fans who compare Nigerian music star Wizkid to his father.
Speaking...
My father Fela never taught me anything — Femi Kuti
Singer Femi Kuti has revealed that his legendary father, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, never taught him anything directly, leaving him to learn through observation and sheer...
My mother chose celibacy for 20 years after leaving Fela –...
Yeni Anikulapo-Kuti has revealed that her late mother, Remilekun Anikulapo-Kuti, remained celibate for two decades after separating from Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti.
The 64-year-old made...
How I faced pressure to be like my father Fela –...
Afrobeat musician Femi Kuti has spoken about the pressure he faced growing up in the shadow of his father, the late Fela Anikulapo-Kuti.
In an...
Bolanle Austen-Peters brings back Fela and the Kalakuta Queens to Lagos...
Founder of Terra Kulture and award-winning filmmaker Bolanle Austen-Peters has announced the return of her hit stage play Fela and the Kalakuta Queens.
The 56-year-old...
Tony Allen didn’t co-create Afrobeat with Fela – Femi Kuti
Afrobeat singer Femi Kuti has refuted claims that late drummer Tony Allen co-pioneered the Afrobeat genre alongside his father, the legendary Fela Anikulapo-Kuti.
In a...
Yeni Kuti shares photos of injured Fela Anikulapo-Kuti to mark 27th...
Yeni Kuti, the first daughter of the late Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, has commemorated the 27th anniversary of her father's death.
The mother of one...
Abdul Okwechime will be remembered fondly by us, Yeni Kuti pays...
Dancer and media personality Yeni Kuti has mourned journalist Abdul Okwechime who died on Friday.
Yeni shared a picture collage of the deceased on her...