Nigerian dancer, Yeni Kuti has recounted how her late father, Afrobeats pioneer Fela Anikulapo Kuti, once cost her a relationship with a lover.
The dancer and former fashion designer said growing up as Fela’s child wasn’t cool, but the situation is different now that they are adults.
Yeni recalled how the mother of a guy she liked chased her out of their house on the allegation that she wanted to ruin her son’s life and the women warned her never to visit him.
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The popular dancer also recounted how a lady once broke up with her younger brother, Femi, after finding out he is Fela’s child.
Yeni 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 [Fela’s family].
“People did not want to know us because at the time he [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.
“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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