Seun Kuti

Nigerian musician
Person human Q3111214
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Summary

Seun Kuti is a human[1]. He was born in Lagos[2]. He was born on January 11, 1983[3]. He worked as a saxophonist[4] and singer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (333 views/month, #7,074 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Seun Kuti was born in Lagos[2].
  • Seun Kuti was born on January 11, 1983[3].
  • Seun Kuti's father was Fela Kuti[7].
  • Seun Kuti held citizenship in Nigeria[8].
  • Yoruba was Seun Kuti's native language[9].
  • Seun Kuti's professions included saxophonist[4].
  • Seun Kuti's professions included singer[5].
  • Seun Kuti is recorded as male[10].
  • Seun Kuti's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Seun Kuti's genre is Afrobeat[12].
  • Seun Kuti's record label is recorded as Knitting Factory Records[13].
  • Seun Kuti's Commons category is recorded as Seun Kuti[14].
  • Seun Kuti's family name is recorded as Kuti[15].
  • Seun Kuti's given name is recorded as Oluseun[16].
  • Seun Kuti's official website is recorded as https://www.seunkutimusic.com/[17].
  • Seun Kuti's instrument is recorded as saxophone[18].
  • Seun Kuti's nominated for is recorded as Grammy Awards[19].
  • Seun Kuti's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • Seun Kuti's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Yoruba[21].
  • Seun Kuti's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Nigerian Pidgin[22].
  • Seun Kuti's sibling is recorded as Femi Kuti[23].
  • Seun Kuti's P14750 is recorded as 8377-3C5C-C730-E24E-569F[24].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[25]

  • Country: NG[26]

  • Began / founded: 1983-01-11[27]

  • Genre(s): afrobeat, jùjú[28]

  • Community tags: african, afro-beat, afrobeat, jùjú, world[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 02e5d1fe-db84-450d-b58f-b4f5a34a7a35[30]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Lagos[2], Seun Kuti… he was born on January 11, 1983[3]. His father was Fela Kuti[7]. Yoruba was his native language[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include saxophonist[4] and singer[5].

Why It Matters

Seun Kuti ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (333 views/month, #7,074 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Seun Kuti born?

Seun Kuti was born in Lagos[2].

Who were Seun Kuti's parents?

Seun Kuti's father was Fela Kuti[7].

What did Seun Kuti do for work?

Seun Kuti worked as saxophonist[4] and singer[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . thenet.ng. thenet.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 8377-3C5C-C730-E24E-569F
    Sitelink count → 21
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'ha', 'ja', 'knc', 'ko', 'nl', 'no',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||tn, kr, knc */ import labels from sitelinks; cleanup"
  2. 12w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://www.seunkutimusic.com/
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English, Yoruba, Nigerian Pidgin
    Instance of → —
    Family name → Kuti
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/43073|batch #43073]]: substitute P214 reference with P227 reference (2)"
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