Thursday, May 9, 2024 -Grammy-nominated singer, Seun Kuti, has recounted how his late father and pioneer of Afrobeat, Fela Kuti’s philanthropy left him with no inheritance.
He recalled that as a pupil his daily
allowance was bigger than his teacher’s salary but when his father died he left
him with no inheritance due to his (Fela Kuti’s) charitable nature.
He claimed that his father was catering for
about 1000 people in his Kalakuta commune before his death.
Speaking in a video message shared via his
Instagram account, Kuti said, “When Fela was the top musician in Nigeria, we
were living with about 500 people in our house. All the money I was meant to
inherit, Fela used it to cater for people.
“Everyone in Kalakuta was receiving daily
allowance and weekly salaries. Both Kalakuta and [African] shrine. Almost 1000
people. They were artisans… We had all the professions in Kalakuta.
“My pocket money in 1990, throughout my
primary school was N100 per day. My pocket money a day was bigger than my
teacher’s salary.”
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