How people predicted that 12 of us would die in my family after Fela's death – Femi Kuti

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After Fela died, there were some predictions from people that his entire lineage would be wiped off due to the cause of the death of the Afrobeats icon. This is not speculation because his son and Grammy-nominated afrobeat musician Femi Kuti opened up on this himself. 

Femi recounted how some people predicted that 12 of his family members would die in short intervals after the deaths of his father, his sister, Shola Kuti, and a cousin at a stretch.

He said that period was particularly difficult for him because many urged him to be strong, being the family's first son.

The multi-instrumentalist stated this in an interview with popular media personality Chude Jideonwo.

He said many thought he would run mad after his wife, Funke, dumped him in the middle of the crisis.

Kuti said: “Fela had just gone [died]. My sister [Shola] had gone. My cousin had gone. Some people were predicting that 12 of us would die. And I [was] saying, is this prediction going to come true?

“We had our internal family problems. They would say, ‘You know, you are the first son; you must do it.’ And I would say, ‘Who born me inside this wahala like this?’ Then my wife go [got separated from me]. And they said, ‘Femi is going mad.’ It was terrible.”

He, however, said he was thankful for the experience, adding that it made him who he is today.

Source: dailypost.ng

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