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Omoyeni 'Yeni' Anikulapo-Kuti (also known as YK, born 24 May 1961, England, United Kingdom) is a dancer, singer and 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]

Yeni Kuti
Born
Omoyeni Anikulapo-Kuti

(1961-05-24) 24 May 1961 (age 61)
England
NationalityNigerian
EducationNigerian Institute of Journalism
Occupation
  • Dancer
  • singer
  • business woman
Notable work
Felabration, TV Presenter at TVC, MD of New Afrika Shrine
Parent(s)Fela Kuti (father)
RelativesOlufemi Anikulapo Kuti (brother)
Oluseun Anikulapo Kuti (brother)

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. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  4. Bakare, Nike (17 May 2014). "Yeni Kuti's confession:Day I escaped rape". The Sun News. Retrieved 24 October 2015.



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