Name: | Seun Kuti |
Occupation: | Saxophonist |
Gender: | Male |
Birth Day: | January 11, 1983 |
Age: | 39 |
Country: | Nigeria |
Zodiac Sign: | Capricorn |
Seun Kuti
Brief Info
Son of Nigerian afrobeat musician Fela Kuti and leader of his father’s Egypt 80 band. He became known for his vocals as well as for his performances on the saxophone.
Trivia
Physique
Height | Weight | Hair Colour | Eye Colour | Blood Type | Tattoo(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Before Fame
He performed with Egypt 80 as a vocalist when he was young and began to lead the band at the age of fourteen after his father passed away.
Biography
Biography Timeline
The youngest son of Fela Kuti, Kuti was born in 1983. He became interested in music at five years old, by nine he was playing with his father’s band Egypt 80.
Fela Kuti died in 1997 and Kuti took to the role of leading Egypt 80.
In 2008, the band released album called Many Things. this was the first album released under the moniker Sean Kuti & Egypt 80.
He is featured in Calle 13’s song “Todo se mueve” (Everything Moves), on their 2010 album Entren los que quieran.
Kuti participated actively in the Occupy Nigeria protests against the fuel subsidy removal policy of President Goodluck Jonathan in his native Nigeria, in January 2012. Seun Kuti is an atheist.
Seun and girlfriend Yetunde George Ademiluyi welcomed a baby girl on 16 December 2013 and named her Ifafunmike Adara Anikulapo-kuti.
In 2014, Seun Kuti was given an honorary invitation to perform live for the first time at the Industry Nite.
In 2018, Black Times, by Seun Kuti was nominated for the Grammys, under the World Music Category. This makes Seun the second child of the late Fela Anikulapo Kuti to be considered for this award, as his elder brother, Femi Kuti has been previously nominated without a win.
In 2019, Kuti was a featured guest on 85 to Africa; the second album by American rapper Jidenna. In June, Kuti was featured in the Visual Collaborative electronic catalogue, under the Polaris series, he was interviewed on Pan-African awareness, his country and music.
In 2019, on Jidenna’s 85 to Africa album Kuti voiced an outro of a song with these words;
🎂 Upcoming Birthday
Currently, Seun Kuti is 39 years, 10 months and 15 days old. Seun Kuti will celebrate 40th birthday on a Wednesday 11th of January 2023.
Find out about Seun Kuti birthday activities in timeline view here.
Seun Kuti trends
trends.embed.renderExploreWidget(“TIMESERIES”, {“comparisonItem”:[{“keyword”:”Seun Kuti”,”geo”:””,”time”:”today 12-m”}],”category”:0,”property”:””}, {“exploreQuery”:”q=Seun Kuti&date=today 12-m”,”guestPath”:”https://trends.google.com:443/trends/embed/”});
FAQs
- Who is Seun Kuti
? - How rich is Seun Kuti
? - What is Seun Kuti
‘s salary? - When is Seun Kuti
‘s birthday? - When and how did Seun Kuti
became famous? - How tall is Seun Kuti
? - Who is Seun Kuti
‘s girlfriend? - List of Seun Kuti
‘s family members? - Why do people love Seun Kuti?