Omorinmade Anikulapo-Kuti, known professionally as Mádé Kuti, was born on September 26, 1996, and is a Nigerian afrobeat multi-instrumentalist, composer/arranger, and artist/performer. Raised in the New Afrika Shrine, he began playing saxophone at five and joined his father Femi Kuti’s Positive Force band as a child, touring before ten. After formal training at Trinity Laban Conservatoire, he released the single "Free Your Mind" in 2020. In 2021, he issued his debut album For(e)ward and the double release Legacy+, which earned a 2022 Grammy nomination for Best Global Music Album. Subsequent singles "Stand Tall and No More Wars", "I Won’t Run Away" and "Life As We Know" preceded the 2025 album Where Does Happiness Come From?. He has performed at Glastonbury, the Hollywood Bowl, and Tanzania’s Sauti Za Busara Festival.
