Afrobeat icon Fela Kuti’s daughter Yeni Kuti has spoken out about the growing conflict between Grammy-winning artist Wizkid and her brother Seun Kuti.
Kuti voiced her displeasure that Wizkid included her late father in the conflict on TVC’s Your View on Thursday.
Yeni emphasized her love for Wizkid by recalling his early days as a background vocalist at the Shrine
“I love Wizkid a lot, he is my paddy na. He is my small friend. I remember when he started at the Shrine, he was a backup singer. I cannot stop liking Wizkid.”
“I wish when all these started, he had put a stop to it before it became what it is now. We are just about to celebrate our icon at the Grammy, and you are all doing all this rubbish, as if you are trying to dirty something. It’s not Fela or Fela’s family you are dirtying, it’s Nigeria. If you have a problem with someone, why are you now calling Fela out?,” she said.
Fela’s legacy, Yeni said, is what’s highlighting his greatness, “Fela has done his own 27 years, 27 years, and you are still calling his name. That is just the answer to his greatness”, Yeni added.
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