Nationality Nigerian Name Yeni Kuti Ethnicity Yoruba Role Dancer | Cousins Frances Kuboye Children 1 | |
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Full Name Oluwayeni Anikulapo-Kuti Born May 22, 1961 (age 62) ( 1961-05-22 ) England, United Kingdom Occupation Dancersingerbusiness woman Parents Fela Kuti, Remilekun Taylor Siblings Femi Kuti, Seun Kuti, Omosalewa Anikulapo Kuti, Kunle Anikulapo Kuti, Motunrayo Anikulapo Kuti, Sola Kuti Grandparents Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, Israel Oludotun Ransome-Kuti Uncles Beko Ransome-Kuti, Olikoye Ransome-Kuti Similar People Seun Kuti, Femi Kuti, Fela Kuti, Funmilayo Ransome‑Kuti, Beko Ransome‑Kuti | ||
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Oluwayeni Anikulapo-Kuti (born May 22, 1961 in England, United Kingdom) is a dancer, singer and descendant of the Ransome-Kuti family. She pioneered the idea of Felabration, a music festival conceived to celebrate the life and contributions of her father Fela Kuti to the Nigerian society.
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Born in England, Yeni 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.