Yeni Kuti, popular media personality and first daughter of Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, has recounted how her being an offspring of the late legend cost her relationship.
Speaking in a recent interview with Daily Trust, Yeni said being Fela’s child was not exactly cool.
The renowned singer and dancer also revealed how a lady once broke up with her younger brother, Femi, after finding out he was Fela’s child.
She said: “Femi had a girlfriend and immediately they knew he was Fela’s son, they broke up the relationship. A girl warned my cousin never to introduce her to such a type of person.
“People did not want to know us because at the time Fela was in and out of jail. However, I can say that being Fela’s child then and now are two totally different things. Then it was not really a good thing to be Fela’s child which I did not care about but now it is a good thing. We have been through a phase.”
She added: “I remember one guy that I really liked. I mean, I really liked him but his mother walked me out of their house. The woman was yelling, ‘Don’t come near my son again. You want to destroy my son’s life.”
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