‘Being Fela’s Daughter Ruined My Life’ – Yeni Kuti

Yeni Kuti, media personality and first child of Afrobeat Star, Fela Kuti, has revealed how being the daughter of the renegade musician almost cost her relationship.

She stressed that a lady once broke up with her younger brother, Femi, after finding out he is Fela’s child.

Speaking in a recent interview with Daily Trust, Yeni said being Fela’s child wasn’t cool.

“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,” she concluded.