Seun Kuti, an afrobeat singer, turned himself in to the Lagos State Police Command in Ikeja early on Monday.
Kuti has been taken into custody while at the police headquarters with his attorney and a family representative.
Usman Alkali Baba, the inspector general of police, has instructed the commissioner of police for Lagos State Command to detain an Afrobeat musician after he was seen on camera beating a police officer.
Seun Kuti is a Nigerian musician, vocalist, and bandleader who was born Oluseun Anikulapo Kuti on January 11, 1983. He is most known for directing his father’s band, Egypt 80, and continuing the musical legacy of his late father, the renowned Nigerian musician Fela Kuti.
Seun Kuti was raised in a musical family and was born in Lagos, Nigeria. Afrobeat is a genre that combines indigenous Nigerian music with elements of jazz, funk, and highlife. It was invented by his father, Fela Kuti. Young Seun Kuti started playing in his father’s band, and following Fela’s passing in 1997, he took over as the group’s lead singer and saxophonist.
Egypt 80 continued to convey the social and political activist message that was at the heart of Fela’s music under Seun Kuti’s direction. Seun’s music celebrates Nigeria and Africa’s rich cultural legacy while simultaneously addressing topics like government tyranny, poverty, and corruption.
With Egypt 80, Seun Kuti has published a number of albums, such as “Many Things” in 2008 and “A Long Way to the Beginning” in 2014. His music has gotten favorable reviews and won him a devoted following both in Nigeria and abroad. He has performed at several music festivals and venues all over the world while promoting social change and the Afrobeat movement.
Seun Kuti’s music is still innovative and evolving while maintaining the Afrobeat aesthetic. He carries on his father’s tradition as a musician and activist, and he continues to be a significant role in modern African music.
