Oluseun Anikulapo Kuti is a Nigerian musician and the youngest son of Afrobeat king and pioneer Fela Kuti. Seun (as he is commonly called) leads his father's former band Egypt 80.
After Fela’s death of AIDS in 1997 Seun, then only 14 years old, became the lead singer of Egypt 80. He honed his musical skills for several years. Those skills were showcased to the world with his 2008 debut album, Many Things, produced by Martin Meissonnier, who had already produced two albums for his father.
About three-fourths of the current Egypt 80 line-up consists of musicians that not only played with Fela Kuti, but often were arrested and harassed alongside Fela. Live sets consist of both new material and originals from Seun’s father.
Seun is also a political and human rights activist like his late father. He 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 is wonderful performer, I watched him perform back in Nigeria in 2008, and I saw him perform for the second time at the SXSW Africa Showcase. It was very exciting to watch Seun perform with original members of hi late father's band. It was like I was hearing Fela live; a very spectacular experience.
Totally unrelated, but I hear Seun is a male diva
Diva: A woman who is usually perceived as bitch or self-absorbed, which in some cases they are. A diva is a woman who has self-confidence, self-respect, and hella swagger. |
..but c'mon he's earned the right to act like one ...no? If it's his way or the highway...well you better take his way! hahaha
Heck! If I were Fela's child, best believe I'll be a diva too.
Peace and Harmony,
Iphy.
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