Our WCW today is the legendary @yeniakuti
Facts about @yeniakuti Omoyeni ‘Yeni’ Anikulapo-Kuti (also known as YK, born 22 May 1961, England, United Kingdom) is a dancer, singer, and entrepreneur
She is a 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 father Fela Kuti to the 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.
Woman Crush Wednesday: Omoyeni Anikulapo-Kuti
