Mádé Kuti

BIOGRAPHY

The grandson of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti and son of Afrobeat legend Femi Kuti, Mádé Kuti has been making waves in the music scene with his unique sound and style since the age of 8, when he began playing bass guitar and saxophone in his father’s band, The Positive Force. A graduate of London’s Trinity Laban Conservatoire for Music and Dance, where he studied composition, Kuti showcased his own exceptional skills by playing all instruments on his 2021 debut album, For(e)ward, earning him a GRAMMY® Award nomination for “Best Global Music Album.” Kuti formed his band, The Movement, that same year and has since performed at prestigious venues and festivals around the world, including Paris, France’s Philharmonie de Paris, Zanzibar’s annual Sauti Za Busara festival, and South Africa’s African Energy Week. Along with his own dynamic work, Kuti has joined forces with a number of diverse fellow artists for notable collaborations including Coldplay’s acclaimed “Arabesque” (as well a memorable live performance at 2024’s Glastonbury Festival), PJ Morton’s “Who You Are,” and Morgan Heritage’s “I’ll Be There,” to name only a few. Now, with “I Won’t Run Away,” Mádé Kuti takes another milestone step on his groundbreaking musical journey, pushing forward to his lifelong commitment to making the world a better place through his art.