Seun Kuti

Seun Kuti Biography / Profile

Oluseun Anikulapo Kuti simply known as Seun Kuti was born on January 11,1983, to the music legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti.

Seun Kuti Age

Seun Kuti is 41 years old.

Seun Kuti Early Life

At the age of nine, Seun expressed the wish to sing to his father. A short while later Seun started acting as a sort of mascot and would sing a few songs backed by Egypt 80 (which was his father's band) before his father took to the stage.

While in school Seun had to choose between a career in music and one in American Football for which he had an outstanding talent, At 15, he chose music.

Seun Kuti Career

Seun joined his father's band, "Egypt 80" at a very young age, he began to show his amazing talent not just for singing but also playing the Saxophone.

When his father, Fela died in 1997, Seun Kuti who was only 14 at the time, took over the leadership of the band since his elder brother, Femi Kuti had refused the role. He led the band to a number of tours worldwide.

In 2008, Seun released his debut album titled 'Many Things' which was hailed as one of the most exciting releases in world music in years, sharing the stage with with Diana Ross at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in thesame year. In 2010, he featured in Calle 13's song "Todo se mueve" (Everything Moves) on their Entren los que quieran album.

On March 2, 2018 his album 'Black Times' was released and surged up to 8th on the Billboard World Music Chart following after his father whoose 'Live in Detroit' album made it to No. 9 on the same chart in 1986.

He is signed under the record label The Knitting factory and still works with some of the producers who worked on his father’s music.

Following in his father's footsteps as a political activist, Seun was active in the January 2012 Occupy Nigeria protest against the removal of fuel subsidy.

Seun is an advocate for the the legalisation of weed.