Yeni, ace dancer first daughter of the late Afrobeat king, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, speaks with OLAIDE ADEKUNLE on what she does on a typical day
Q: How do you start your day?
A: My day starts at about 7 a.m.
Q: When do you normally wake up?
A: That is it, I wake up very early in the morning.
Q: What is the first thing you do for the day?
A: When I wake, I do my exercises, take my bath and do normal things around the house, after which I go to work.
Q: What is your favourite music?
A: As you know, I shouldn’t like any other kind of music apart from Afrobeat, so it is my favourite.
Q: Any favourite meal?
A: My favourite meal? I can’t eat my best food now because I’m too fat and watching my weight seriously. It is pounded yam.
Q: What about drink?
A: The best liquid that satisfies my thirst is water, I don’t have any special or chosen drink apart from water and it is the best so far.
Q: How best do you relax?
A: To be sincere with you, my best moment is when I’m dancing. So I can say it authoritatively that, that is when I relax because that is when I enjoy myself most. I love dancing.
Q: When was your happiest moment?
A: My happiest day is the most memorable day of my life and that was the day I gave birth to my daughter. It was a day I remember with joy and which I can never forget.
Q: When and how do you relax with her?
A: It depends, like she is not in town right, now but when she’s around, I find time to take her out and be with her as much as possible.
Q: So, how do you spend your weekend?
A: My weekend? Because I work every day, I make my weekends special by spending it with the love of my life.
Q: When do you retire home?
A: When I get home or go to bed finally depends on my engagement for the day. If I’m very busy, I get home late and if I’m less busy, I retire home early.
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