My Late Father, Fela Condemned My First Album Saying It Was Useless – Femi Kuti

Femi Kuti has revealed how his late father, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, condemned his first album, ‘Femi Kuti,’ saying it was useless.

During an interview with Pulse, Femi Kuti revealed how his late father totally condemned his first album. He said:

“Fela condemned my first album. He said it was a very useless album. He even went public to insult me, he abused me very well.”

The World record holder said though he felt pained at the criticism, he went ahead to do more work and release his second body of work, which his late dad acknowledged as being a better album.

‘When I released my second album, Fela praised me and told everyone that his son has done something he’s proud of,’ he told said.