Fela's grandnephew, Baba Kuboye says ‘I want to work on things I have not been doing before’
Babatunmida Kuboye, popularly known as Baba Kuboye is the son of renowned veteran Jazz duo, Tunde and late Fran Kuboye. Coming from a background steeped in music by virtue of his regular sessions at his parents’ popular Jazz 38 Club with The Extended Family Band, he has ventured into music. The Lagos born 'ajebo' who hails from Ondo state and lives in the United States of American was caught up in this interview with Friday Ehime Alex, correspondence at wikkencrew, an online news medium where he shares quite a lot of interesting things surrounding his music, life and career. Excerpt: Could you take us a little bit into your upbringing? My name is Babatunmida Kuboye. I am one of the three kids of my parents. My parents are Tunde and late Fran Kuboye. My mum was a dentist as well as a jazz singer and my dad doubled as an engineer and jazz singer too. I grew up in a nightclub. My sister and I had always have interest in music from our adolescent age. We developed th...