Afrobeat musician Seun Kuti has revealed that his late father, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, faced immense stress from managing his numerous wives and concubines. Fela, a legendary figure in Afrobeat, married 27 wives in a single day and had over 100 concubines living with him at his Kalakuta commune.
Speaking on the ‘Bahd & Boujee’ podcast, Seun Kuti explained, “People only know of Fela’s 27 wives; they don’t know of his over 100 girlfriends that lived with us in the house. The wives and girlfriends almost killed Fela with stress.”
Fela Kuti passed away from AIDS-related complications on August 2, 1997, at the age of 58.
