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Afrobeat legend shares 33-yr old photo of him with Fela

Femi Kuti saw the picture on Twitter and had to share the photo on Instagram.

Fela Kuti and Femi Kuti in 1983

Afrobeat legend Femi Kuti has gone deep into his archives sand dug up a thirty-three year old photo of him and his father Fela Anikulapo Kuti singing on stage.

Actually Femi Kuti saw the picture on Twitter and had to share the photo on Instagram.  The picture was from a 1983 performance of Fela's song 'Just Like That'. "Just saw this picture on Twitter my father and me performing his song 'just like that' 1983 ,I used to leave my position at the back to come up front to sing the chorus with him. Scary Great times" wrote the four time Grammy award nominee on Instagram today (August 7).

On August 3, Femi visited the site of his grandparents' grave with his son . Femi Kuti's grandparents are IsraelOludotun Ransome-Kuti and Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti.

On July 16, Femi Kuti shared a throwback picture of him with his son. The picture was taken twenty years ago when Made Kuti was still a toddler. This was three years before his hit album  and two years before Fela Anikulapo Kuti died.

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Made Kuti is studying music at Fela Kuti's alma mater Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and DanceHe performed at the New Afrikan Shrine two weeks ago. He played the bass guitar in his father's band .

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