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Ọmọ́rìnmádé Kútì (born 26 September 1995) known professionally as Made Kuti, is a Nigerian afrobeat singer, songwriter and instrumentalist. He released his debut album titled For(e)ward in 2021.
Early life
Made Kuti was born to Femi and Funke Kuti on 26 September 1995. He was raised in the New Afrika Shrine. He learned to play multiple musical instruments including the trumpet, alto, sax, piano and drums in his childhood and started playing the trumpet at age 3. After studying music at Uxbridge College, Hayes Campus, he attended Trinity Laban Conservatoire in London which was Fela Kuti's alma mater.
Career
Made Kuti started out his musical career in childhood as he played the bass and saxophone with his fathers band, Positive Force. He started touring with the band at the age of 8. He released his debut single titled "Free Your Mind" in October 2020.
His debut album was titled For(e)ward which was released solo and as part of a double record titled Legacy+ alongside his father, Femi Kuti. The album was produced by Sodi Marciszewer who had worked with Fela Kuti in the past and was released under Partisan Records. Femi Kuti's Stop the Hate occupies the first 10 tracks of the album while Made Kuti's For(e)ward occupies the last 8 tracks. The cover art is a portrait of Femi Kuti and Made Kuti by Delphine Desane. The album was rated 7.7/10 by a Pulse Nigeria reviewer. His music is described as a blend of jazz, highlife, rock, and reggae.
Made Kuti held an event titled "An evening with Made Kuti" at the Terra Kulture Arena in Lagos where he unveiled his band named The Movement.
He is the son of Nigerian afrobeat musician, Femi Kuti and grandson of afrobeat pioneer, Fela Kuti.
Personal life
On 1 November 2023, Made and Inedoye Adanne Onyenso (now addressed as. Inedoye Adanne Anikulapo-Kuti) married in Lagos, Nigeria in a private ceremony held in Ikeja.
Discography
= Singles
== Albums
=2021 - For(e)ward
Awards and nominations
References
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- Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
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- Buddhisme
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- Sistem Penamaan Domain
- Medang
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- Femi Kuti
- List of Nigerian Grammy Award winners and nominees
- Ransome-Kuti family
- Legacy+
- List of Nigerian musicians
- Partisan Records
- Josiah Ransome-Kuti
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