Afrobeat musician Seun Kuti has revealed that his father, the legendary Fela Anikulapo Kuti, was nearly overwhelmed by the stress of managing his numerous wives and concubines.
Kuti shared that, in addition to the 27 wives Fela famously married on the same day, he had over 100 concubines living with him at his Kalakuta commune.
This intense personal life took a heavy toll on the afrobeat legend.
Speaking on the ‘Bahd & Boujee’ podcast, Kuti said, “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 passed away from AIDS-related complications on August 2, 1997, at the age of 58.
