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  • Made Kuti responds to troll who mocked his marriage to Igbo woman

    Made Kuti responds to troll who mocked his marriage to Igbo woman

    Grammy-nominated Nigerian Afrobeats multi-instrumentalist Omorinmade Anikulapo Kuti, popularly known as Made Kuti has responded to derogatory comments about his marriage to an Igbo woman.

    A user had posted a picture of Made Kuti with a caption questioning the union between a Yoruba man and an Igbo woman. The post read: “The face of another foolish Yoruba man married to a useless osu ibo woman. It will never be well for those of you who are mixing ibo blood with Yoruba blood.”

    In a powerful response, Seun Kuti’s son, expressed pity for the individual who made the comment, describing their mindset as “slave mentality.” “When I saw this post, it didn’t make me angry, I just felt pity for this person….Running backwards and believing ethnic superiority/inferiority is justifiable is slave mentality. It means you haven’t fully freed yourself from you nearly 500 years old chains. It means you’re still a victim.”

    He emphasised the importance of African unity, citing the vision of great African leaders like Nkrumah, Lumumba, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, and Sankara, who advocated for a united continent where people could live with love, respect, and collective growth. “The healthiest way to free your mind is to read. Enlighten yourself with history and knowledge left by leaders like Nkrumah, Lumumba, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, Fela Kuti and Sankara. Free Your Mind ❤️,” he wrote.

    Made Kuti encouraged people to free their minds from ethnic and tribalistic thinking, urging them to read and learn from history. He highlighted the need to preserve African culture and traditions, promoting a continent where resources are collectively managed, and people can travel freely without visa restrictions.

  • Why Fela died poor – Made Kuti opens up

    Why Fela died poor – Made Kuti opens up

    Made Kuti, Nigerian recording artiste and grandson of late Afrobeat creator, claims that his grandfather, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, died a poor man.

    Speaking in a recent episode of the Tea With Tay podcast hosted by actor Taymesan, Kuti explained that Fela made a lot of money during his lifetime but died broke because he was excessively generous.

    “He was broke. Fela died poor… He had the kind of money that could have bought a whole street, but when he comes back from a show in Kalakuta, he will open a box of money and say anyone who needs it should take it. Anybody from the street could walk into Fela’s house. It was an open house policy; anybody could walk in and walk out at any time,” he said.

    “His children were not allowed to call him ‘dad’ or ‘father’ because he didn’t want any preferential treatment for them. Everybody was equal in Kalakuta.”

    Made Kuti also claimed that “during Fela’s lifetime, he was appreciated more internationally than he was locally.”

  • How Femi Kuti’s band members absconded after travelling to America for show

    How Femi Kuti’s band members absconded after travelling to America for show

     Afrobeat singer and grandson of legendary Fela Kuti,  Made Kuti, has shared an experience involving three band members from his father Femi Kuti’s band who went missing shortly after arriving in America for a show.

    Kuti while speaking recently recounted how the band members, who had travelled to the United States to perform with his father, disappeared without a trace just two days after their arrival. 

    According to the singer, the Bass guitarist, saxophonist, and Trumpet player ran away from the band two nights after entering the country. He added that the situation left his father stranded as he had sixteen more shows to perform at, both in the US and Canada.

    He emphasised that although Nigerians often blame corrupt politicians for their actions, all they do is stop the opportunities they had for those coming after them.

    In his word: “My father has been touring the world for four decades, and recently he took a lot of energy and sacrifices to get fifteen musicians out of Nigeria to America and every time he does that, there’s a risk of whether or not the Nigerians will run away or come back to Lagos.

    “This time, it was particularly unusual because the embassy resolved all the issues at the dying minute, allowing the band to travel to America.

    “There were two people, and they did not want to give that Visa to. After two nights, those people absconded from the band, and my father had sixteen more shows, in the US and Canada at the time, and he didn’t have a bass guitarist or saxophonist and before I got on stage, just as I was backstage, I got a message saying, We can not find the trumpet player.

    “These people will blame President Bola Tinubu for whatever decision they made. But what they did was stop the opportunity they had for other musicians who would later work for the shrine.”

  • Nuptial Knot: How we met – Made Kuti’s newly wedded wife, Inedoye drops startling revelation

    Nuptial Knot: How we met – Made Kuti’s newly wedded wife, Inedoye drops startling revelation

    Made Kuti  the grandson of Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, has officially tied the knot with his fiancee, Inedoye.

    The singer made this known on Wednesday, in a video shared on his official X account.

    Informing his fans of his wedding, he said “Today is for wedding food.”

    Capturing the clip, Made wrote: “Thankful we found each other. Excited to spend the rest of my life with you @__Inedoye

    However, Inedoye, the newly wedded  wife of Made, Femi Kuti’s son,  has revealed how she met her husband, Made

    In an interview with BellaNaija, Inedoye revealed that Made was her school father in high school.

    She said, “We [my husband, Made, and I] met in high school. Funny story. He was my schoolfather. He was a very good schoolfather.

    “We didn’t talk [again after high school] until much later, while I was in university.”

    “After he graduated, we became Facebook friends first. Then, from Facebook friends, he came back to Nigeria in 2018. That’s when we began dating and here we are [laughs].”

    Made Kuti is the first son of Femi Kuti who also happens to be the first son of late Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti.

  • 64TH GRAMMYS: Angélique Kidjo wins 5th Grammys, as Wizkid, Femi Kuti and Made Kuti miss out on two prizes

    64TH GRAMMYS: Angélique Kidjo wins 5th Grammys, as Wizkid, Femi Kuti and Made Kuti miss out on two prizes

    Multiple Grammy winner and Beninese singer, Angelique Kidjo has won the Best Global Music Album award at the 64th Grammys, making it her 5th Grammys.

     

    She won with her project “Mother Nature,” leaving on her trail Wizkid’s “Made In Lagos (Deluxe)”, Femi Kuti and Made Kuti‘s “Legacy”.

     

    The 64th edition of Grammys took place at the MGM Arena, Las Vegas.

     

    Wizkid, Femi Kuti, and Made Kuti lost out in the two categories, Best Global Music Performance and Best Global Music Album.

     

    While the Nigerian music stars lost to Arooj Aftab for her single ‘Mohabbat’ in the Best Global Music Performance, Angelique Kidjo won the Best Global Music Album.

     

    “Voice Of Bunbon, Vol. 1” by Rocky Dawuni, and “East West Players Presents: Daniel Ho & Friends Live In Concert” by Daniel Ho & Friends, also nominated in the category, did not make it.

     

    The 61 year-old Kidjo featured past Grammy winner Burna Boy, music diva Yemi Alade and Mr Eazi in Mother Nature.

     

    Kidjo has relished her latest feat, with ‘Mother Nature’ scooping the Grammy.

     

    During her acceptance speech, Kidjo appreciated young Africans that have continued to collaborate with her to promote the continent to the world.

     

    It is the Beninese diva’s first album of her own songs since 2014’s Eve, on which she celebrated the role of women.

     

    Since then, she has released two albums, one on the Cuban exile Celia Cruz, the other a reclamation of the Afrobeat roots of Talking Heads’ Remain in Light.

     

    The Best Global Music Album category recognizes performers outside the United States who showcase non-European, indigenous influences in their body of work.

     

    The award was first handed out in 1992 to Mickey Hart.

     

    Mother Nature was the fifth work of Angélique Kidjo to win a Grammy Award.

     

    She first won a Grammy in 2008 for Best Contemporary World Music Album. In 2011, she was nominated for another award, but she lost it.

     

    She picked her second Grammy in 2015 for “Eve,” a tribute to Africa’s women. She also won in 2016, her third for her 2015 album, Sings.

     

    Altogether, the singer called the ‘undisputed queen of African music’ has had many Grammy nominations including the Best Music Video of 1995 and Best World Music Album for works completed in 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2014 2015 and 2019.

    Angelique Kidjo

     

    Kidjo was born on 14 July, 1960 in Ouidah, Benin Republic. Her mother was Yoruba and her father Fon.

     

    She grew up listening to Beninese traditional music, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Miriam Makeba, Hugh Masekela, James Brown, Manu Dibango, Otis Redding, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Wonder, Osibisa, and Santana.

     

    By the time she was six, Kidjo was performing with her mother’s theatre troupe, giving her an early appreciation for traditional music and dance.

     

    In 2021, Wizkid got his first Grammy award for a feature on Beyonce’s song, ‘Brown Skin Girl,’ while Burna Boy won the Best Global Music Album category after losing out in 2020.

  • Wizkid, Burna Boy, Tems, Femi Kuti and Made Kuti get Grammy nominations

    Wizkid, Burna Boy, Tems, Femi Kuti and Made Kuti get Grammy nominations

    Nigerian artistes have been nominated for the 2022 edition of Grammy awards.

    The nominees were announced on the 23rd of November 2021.

    Wizkid, Burna Boy, Femi Kuti and Made Kuti all got nominations in the Global Music Album and Global Music Performance categories.

    TheNewsGuru reports that Wizkid’s Made In Lagos (Deluxe)’ and Legacy+ by Femi Kuti and Made Kuti got nominations in the Best Global Music Album, while Best Global Music Performance gave Wizkid and Tems another nod for ‘Essence,’ and Burna Boy for ‘Do Yourself’ by Angelique Kidjo.

    Other Africans like Angelique Kidjo got two Grammy nods: one alongside Burna Boy in the Best Global Music Performance and another for Mother Nature, her 2021 album. SCNSLY by Black Coffee, also got a nod for Best Dance Album.

    The awards will be presented on January 31, 2022.

  • I fear things more than I fear death- Made Kuti

    Made Kuti, son of Afrobeat singer, Femi Kuti has revealed that he fears things more than death.

    The youngster who recently joined his father’s band as a bassist in 2018, said he is not afraid of challenging the status quo.

    “It’s not that I don’t feel fear but there are very few things that scare me. One thing that you learn to accept growing up as an Anikulapo is to accept death and that’s the biggest fear. We accept that its a possibility to move on to something else after we die but nobody knows for sure,” he said in a chat with Pop ‘N’ Goss.

    “That I will die not contributing to society and I will see my siblings and children suffer, that is a bigger fear for me. I fear things more than I fear death. So I am not afraid of challenging the status quo, what I am afraid of is making a mistake when I am doing it.”

    Made,who is also the grandson of late Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, got a place in his father’s band after the former bassist absconded.

    “I thought I would spend the first year or two working on my own album, getting my things together but as I came back, the first thing that happened, the bassist in my dad’s band ran away so when it happened, I knew that it was an opportunity for me to play for one of the biggest bands out of Africa.”