Grammy-nominated Afrobeat artist Femi Kuti has revealed that his late father, the legendary Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, lived in poverty and at one point struggled to provide food for his family.
In a recent interview with Afropolitan, Femi shared that despite the success of Fela’s breakout hit ‘Jeun Ko Ku’, their family remained in deep financial hardship.
“Fela was very poor. He couldn’t even afford to feed us, his children. I mean, really, really poor,” Femi recounted. “At the time, we were living at No. 14A Agege Motor Road — all of this was before Kalakuta.”
“Every music story was playing Fela’s first Afrobeats hit ‘Jeun Ko Ku.’ I think he too was surprised at the reception he got.”
Recalls that Femi Kuti’s son, Made Kuti, also made similar claims that his grandfather, Fela Kuti, died poor.
He explained that Fela made a lot of money during his lifetime but died broke because he was excessively generous.
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