Made Kuti, an Afrobeat musician and the son of the renowned Fela Kuti, has discussed marriage proposals and the process.
The 30-year-old disclosed that he did not propose to his wife, Inedoye Onyenso, on his knees because he feels that a decision should be made by both parties rather than one person pleading on their knees.
In a recent episode of the Timeless Podcast on the Nix Network YouTube channel, the Grammy-nominated musician made this statement.
“I did not go down on my knees when proposing to my wife because I told her it was a mutual decision. We are not begging each other to be with each other,” he said.
Made Kuti and Inedoye Onyenso got married in a private ceremony in Lagos in November 2023.
The singer revealed that Inedoye was his former “school daughter”.
In 2025, Made tackled those who accused him and his wife, Inedoye, an Igbo, of “mixing blood” due to their different ethnic backgrounds.
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The music star said ethnic bigotry is “slave mentality”.
Made Kuti has explained why his grandfather, the Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo Kuti, died in poverty.
Speaking in Tea With Tay podcast hosted by actor Taymesan, Kuti explained that Fela made a lot of money during his lifetime but died broke because he was excessively generous.
“He was broke. Fela died poor… He had the kind of money that could have bought a whole street, but when he comes back from a show in Kalakuta, he will open a box of money and say anyone who needs it should take it. Anybody from the street could walk into Fela’s house. It was an open house policy, anybody could walk in and walk out at any time,” he said.
“His children were not allowed to call him ‘dad’ or ‘father’ because he didn’t want any preferential treatment for them. Everybody was equal in Kalakuta.”
Made Kuti also claimed that “during Fela’s lifetime, he was appreciated more internationally than he was locally.”
Fela died on August 2, 1997, at the age of 58
