How many wives did Fela marry in one day?

May 2024 · 2 minute read

Fela Aníkúlápó Kuti, better known as Abami Eda, was a Nigerian musician, bandleader, composer, political activist, and Pan-Africanist. He was born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti on October 15, 1938 and passed away on August 2, 1997.

He is credited with founding the Nigerian music genre of Afrobeat, which fuses jazz and funk with West African music. He was hailed as one of Africa’s “challenging and compelling music artists” during the height of his fame. He was dubbed an internationally significant musical and social voice by AllMusic.

How many wives did Fela marry in one day?

In 1978, the Afro beats artist Fela Anikulapo Kuti made what was considered to be an extremely bold decision by getting married to 27 women in a single day. Fela reportedly made the audacious decision after hearing rumours that he was holding the female members of his band as slaves.

He dubbed his music’s fusion of traditional Yoruba music, Fuji music, funk, jazz, highlife, salsa, and calypso as “Afrobeat.” Kuti brought the band to the US in 1969, where they spent 10 months in Los Angeles.

While there, he learned about the Black Power movement through Sandra Smith, a member of the Black Panther Party who is now known by the names Sandra Izsadore or Sandra Akanke Isidore. His music and political beliefs were greatly inspired by this encounter. He gave the group a new name, Nigeria 70.

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