| Yeni Kuti | |
| Birth Name: | Omoyeni Anikulapo-Kuti |
| Birth Date: | 1961 5, df=y |
| Birth Place: | England |
| Nationality: | Nigerian |
| Education: | Nigerian Institute of Journalism |
| Notable Works: | Felabration, TV Presenter at TVC, MD of New Afrika Shrine |
| Parents: | Fela Kuti (father) |
| Relatives: | Olufemi Anikulapo Kuti (brother) Oluseun Anikulapo Kuti (brother) |
Ọmọ́yẹni "Yeni" Aníkúlápó Kútì (also known as YK, born 24 May 1961, England, United Kingdom) is a British-born Nigerian dancer and singer.
She is a descendant of the Ransome-Kuti family.[1] Her grandmother was Nigerian women's rights activist Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti.[2] Anikulapo-Kuti pioneered the idea of Felabration, a music festival conceived to celebrate the life and contributions of her late father Fela Kuti to the Nigerian society.[3]
Born in England, Anikulapo-Kuti was born as the first child to afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti and to a British mother. She completed her basic and secondary education in Nigeria after leaving the United Kingdom at the age of two. She holds a diploma in journalism after she graduated from the Nigerian Institute of Journalism. In 1986, she joined Femi's band as a singer and dancer after dropping her job as a fashion designer. She currently serves as a co-manager of the New Afrika Shrine alongside her brother Femi Kuti.[4]