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.
Her grandmother was Nigerian women’s rights activist Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti. Anikulapo-Kuti pioneered the idea of Felabration, a music festival conceived to celebrate the life and contributions of her late father Fela Kuti to Nigerian society.
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.
Who is Fela’s first child?
Omoyeni Anikulapo-Kuti, Fela’s eldest child, was born in London in 1961 when Fela was studying at Trinity College of Music. Her mother was Remilekun (Remi) Anikulapo-Kuti (née Taylor), a British-born woman of Nigerian and African American heritage.
Source: Ghanafuo.com
