My Family Doesn’t Lord Fela’s Greatness Over Other Singers – Seun Kuti

Seun Kuti

Popular Afrobeat musician Seun Kuti has urged fans to stop comparing contemporary artistes to his late father, Fela Kuti. He recently had his say while acknowledging Wizkid’s global success, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, the Kuti family has always stayed humble and avoided unnecessary conflicts, yet Fela’s legacy keeps getting dragged into silly debates.

Seun added that Nigerians should learn from other countries that preserve the legacies of their icons without forcing comparisons with new stars.

His words, “I can say Wizkid is the greatest singer in the world. I can say Wizkid is the greatest artiste of all time — it carries weight. Why must you now add ‘more than Fela’?

Every day these clowns keep on doing mistakes, all the time. And I would understand if we were the kind of family that lord our father’s greatness over everybody — no, we don’t.

Go to Jamaica, they have created many new stars, but you will never hear anybody say this one is the new Bob Marley. Go to South Africa, you will not see them doing it to Yvonne Chaka Chaka. Go to America, you will never see them doing it to James Brown or Aretha Franklin.

If you want Wizkid to be great, he is the greatest. I agree. Just leave my father alone.”

WOW.