Why Fela left no inheritance for me – Seun Kuti spills

Controversial singer, Seun Kuti has revealed why his father and Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Anikulapo Kuti left him with no inheritance after his death.

The Grammy-nominated singer in a video shared on his Instagram page said that his father was catering for about 1000 people in his Kalakuta commune before his death.

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.

He recalled that as a pupil his daily allowance was bigger than his teacher’s salary.

“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," he said.