Life Of Struggle: Femi Kuti Reveals Fela Lived In Poverty Despite Fame

Afrobeats star, Femi Kuti, has revealed that his late father, legendary musician Fela Anikulapo Kuti, endured severe poverty even at the peak of his early fame.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

Speaking in an interview with The Afropolitan, Femi recalled that despite the massive success of Fela’s first Afrobeats hit, Jeun Ko Ku, the family still struggled to meet basic needs.

According to him, they lived on Agege Motor Road before the Kalakuta Republic era, and life at home was far from glamorous.

“Fela was very poor. He couldn’t even afford food for us, his kids. I mean, really, really poor. Then we were living at No. 14A Agege Motor Road, before Kalakuta. Every music station was playing Fela’s first Afrobeats hit ‘Jeun Ko Ku.’ I think even he was surprised at the reception he got,” Femi said.

The Grammy-nominated artiste also spoke about his personal struggles, revealing how difficult it was to carve out his own identity in music.

From a young age, he said, people constantly compared him to his father and expected him to follow in Fela’s footsteps — a pressure that shaped his musical journey.

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