A Big First for Made Kuti

A Big First for Made Kuti

Arguably, the year has been a successful ride for Made Kuti, son of Afrobeat maestro, Femi Kuti. From staging his own concerts to bagging global and continental nominations, he is stamping his identity on the music industry. Fresh from his AFRIMA nomination, Made earned a nomination alongside his father at the 64th Grammy Awards. Their collaborative album ‘Legacy+’ was nominated in the Best Global Music Album category.

“My mind is blown!! A Grammy nomination from my debut album! All those years I spent practising all those instruments by myself to record an album, I would play every instrument by myself! Notating the music, recording it, editing it! Thank you to everyone that was involved,” he enthused.

The Kutis were nominated in the same category alongside Angelique Kidjo for her album, ‘Mother Nature,’ Rocky Dawumi for the album, ‘Voice of Bunbon Volume 1,’ and Wizkid for his album, ‘Made In Lagos.’

Made, the first son of Femi Kuti and Funke Kuti has been walking on a familiar path of music since he was young. He was a member of his father’s Positive Force band for a while after he graduated from London’s Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in 2018.

The nomination is a big first for the young Kuti and a fifth for his father. He is now the third generation Kuti to earn a Grammy nomination. Neither his father, Femi nor his uncle, Seun Kuti, have won the award. Perhaps, Made will bring a lucky charm.

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