The Reality Of Building Music Legacy In A Country Where Leaders Fail And People Suffer

🎙️ Guest: Femi Kuti, Afrobeat Pioneer & Son of Fela Kuti
What does it mean to carry a legacy in a country that keeps failing its people? In this explosive conversation, Femi Kuti opens up on life in Nigeria, politics, betrayal, family, and the impossible task of keeping a band together for four decades.
From rejecting politicians who jailed his father to speaking about the decay in schools, health care, and infrastructure, Femi shares the painful reality of being an artist in Nigeria. He explains why you can’t wish for a government to fail, why colonialism still lives in our minds, and what it truly takes to fight for integrity, family, and music.
💡 In this episode:
→ Why Femi refuses to support failed Nigerian leaders
→ The painful reality of betrayal and band members running away
→ How colonialism destroyed Africa’s self-belief
→ The truth about education, health care, and leadership failure
→ Lessons from Fela Kuti’s legacy and why family unity matters
→ How social media distorts truth and history
→ The fight to carry Afrobeat and Nigeria’s voice to the world
→ Why Nigeria must rebuild from schools to infrastructure to survive

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Book Titles -
The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon
The Way of the Superior Man by David Deida

📍 Timestamps
00:00 – Rejecting false friends and betrayal in music
01:30 – Why Afrobeat is more than just music
15:36 – Breaking away from Fela and building my own legacy
25:42 – Nigeria’s leaders and the decay of schools and hospitals
36:18 – The impossible challenge of keeping a band together
47:25 – How betrayal broke me on tour and why trust is fragile
53:27 – What Afrobeat really means and the message behind it
01:04:10 – Fame, money and the broken Nigerian music industry
01:09:52 – Nigeria then and now – hospitals, football and leadership
01:26:04 – Violence, fear and deciding to work on myself
01:35:01 – Why I will never support failed Nigerian politicians
01:42:10 – What real laws should look like in Nigeria
01:50:39 – Band betrayals, runaway musicians and survival costs
02:00:15 – Colonialism and how it still controls Africa’s mind
02:06:27 – Why education and music schools can save Nigeria
02:15:26 – The colonial mindset and why thinkers must be in government
02:20:39 – Slavery, Pan-African unity and the lost dream
02:26:21 – TikTok, young people and the danger of forgetting history
02:33:02 – Listening to the next generation and taking their advice
02:40:14 – How my family kept Fela’s legacy alive
02:45:46 – Culture, tradition and the fight for family unity
02:47:00 – Closing reflections on legacy, faith and the future of Nigeria