Mrs Kuti

Mrs Kuti

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This is an account of my life from the day I was born, before I met Fela, and after he entered it like a comet in 1959.”

Without regret or rancour, Remilekun Anikulapo-Kuti invites us into her extraordinary life as a love interest, the wife and the estranged partner of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, the Afrobeat legend.

Her writing takes us from years in a home for orphaned children in the English Midlands, to London where she met the dashing Fela at a party, to moving to Nigeria where Remilekun navigates culture shock, the complexities of love, loss, and the joys of motherhood. With unabating honesty, Remilekun shares her journey, her thoughts on marriage, justice, music and Nigerian society from the 60s to the 90s.

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Remilekun Anikulapo-Kuti was born 12 July 1941 in London. Her early education took place in Lagos, Nigeria. Upon moving to London, she spent time at Princess Alice School and Home in Sutton Coldfield, England. On 7 January 1961, Remi married the emerging musician Olufela Ransome-Kuti who would become the celebrated Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. They had three children: Yeni, Femi and Sola (1963 – 1997). Her memoir, Mrs Kuti explores the turbulent years of her life with Fela, documenting both personal and shared struggles as they journeyed through fame. Remilekun Anikulapo-Kuti passed away on 12 January 2002 in Lagos, Nigeria. This is her first and only book.

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