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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