10 Things You Didn’t Know About Seun Kuti

The youngest son of the legendary Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Antikulapo Kuti and Nigerian musician, Seun Kuti born as Oluseun Antikulapo Kuti on 11 January 1983 in Nigeria. He is an atheist and also the lead singer of his father’s former band, Egypt 80. He participated actively in the Occupy Nigeria protests against the fuel subsidy removal policy of President Goodluck Jonathan in his native Nigeria, in January 2012. The 33-years-old musician has definitely taken after his father’s political and social ethos.

Here are 10 things you probably din’t know about the Nigerian musician, Seun Kuti:

1. Seun Kuti born as Oluseun Antikulapo Kuti on 11 January 1983 in Nigeria. He is an atheist.

2. His father is the legendary pioneer of the Afrobeat music genre, Fela Antikulapo Kuti.

3. At the age of 9, he expressed the wish to sing to his father and after a while later he started performing with his father and the band.

4. At the age of 14, he became the lead singer of his father’s former band, Egypt 80.

5. While in school he had to choose between a career in music and one in African football.

6. During the 1990’s, he was also often arrested and harassed alongside the founder of the Afrobeat movement.

7. He participated actively in the Occupy Nigeria protests against the fuel subsidy removal policy of President Goodluck Jonathan in his native Nigeria, in January 2012.

8. He was also featured in Calle 13’s song “Todo se mueve“ (Everything Moves), on their 2010 album titled “Entren los que quieran”.

9. Seun and girlfriend Yetunde George Ademiluyi welcomed a baby girl on 16 December 2013 and named her Ifafunmike Adara Anikulapo-kuti.

10. In 2014, he was given an honorary invitation to perform live for the first time at the Industry Nite.