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Friday 7 February 2014

Vintage photos of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti and his women

Amazing photos of late Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti with some of his wives in their home in the 80s. See more photos after the cut...



Seun Kuti and his mum

163 comments:

Bonita Bislam said...

Choi Fela was quite a man!!!

ASHANKA said...

LOL... I love this pictures, especially the one of Seun and his mum. hahaha

Greatguy said...

Classic! Abami eda....Genius of his time.. Seun's face hasn't changed one bit..

Anonymous said...

Fela na senior man,I respect#sugarking#

Akposes said...

Hmmm... The (Nigerian)Don!

Anonymous said...

Ashewo

Anonymous said...

for heaven's sake linda,please in the name of God,remove this background,i cnt even read some of d gists u post cus of it.if u lyk nor post am,as long as u've read it.u too stubborn.

Alloy Chikezie said...

That's a man of exploit, he not only succeeded with music, but also with women, following the footsteps of Solomon


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Anonymous said...

Yikes!!!!!! Dreadful.the make-up and the women though!! Where do I begin. Fela and his infamous BRIEFS,
Vintage y'all.

Anonymous said...

Great legend

Anonymous said...

Baba seventy...Lily

Anniebee said...

Hmmmm... Legendary!

Anonymous said...

N wots legendry abt dis dude? #jusaskin

ade said...

Fel and his women sha , Abami ela #Legend

Eddie murphy's daughter show their sexy

BONARIO NNAGS said...

Lindiway plz what is amazing about these pix
Of a grownup man putting on just panties?
Or of a man that had many wives?
Am not a fan of this man's way of life.
#I don't blindly follow crowd

~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA3310

Yamhead Chizom said...

The guy had a massive ding dong .... Guess thats why he had so many women .... He could readily service and satisfy ... LOL

Janelicious said...

gaga family,though lovely picz

mo said...

Hmmmm, igbobian family noni!

Unknown said...

Seun would b a bastard if he doesn't smoke... Lyk father & mother, lyk son!

Anonymous said...

See how skinny n Lovely dis women look.... who ever said African women r thick madams.

last baby said...

Na waoh. He had a lots of beautiful wives. And why is he always on pantie

bluePrincess said...

laff my cute as out hahahahhahhaahahah, deir make up tho!

Nutty Kid said...

Now, that is ROYALTY!!!

Anonymous said...

ABAMI EDA ..................LONG LIVE

Classgist said...

baba fela. real african man.

Lady G said...

epic

Unknown said...

Baba himself

Anonymous said...

wow!!!!!

Unknown said...

different human with different character

Anonymous said...

Linda, stop starring at fela's blokos.

Anonymous said...

Ǥõõϑ old memories!

Unknown said...

See as dem b self.....mtcheeeeeew

Unknown said...

THAT DUDE BESIDE FELA SHOULD BE BURNA BOY'S DAD, HE WORKED FOR FELA

Anonymous said...

Dis guy was rili sick tho

Amarachukwu said...

Those pics are funny.

Anonymous said...

Nice pics.....if it was nowadays Fela would have been a good Calvin Klein or Hanes model.

Abami eda...the greatest that ever liveth. All the things you sang about in your songs are now coming to pass.

Anonymous said...

Lmao. Wat a life! Smh

kaycee said...

Life was fun then o..

Anonymous said...

Aye kaye

Erhire said...

Nice pix

Oluyemisi said...

Vintage

Anonymous said...

Fela was a very great man in terms of music. Still respect him so much in that aspect. But this thing with multitude of women is what i do not understant. with all due respect, i think this is the greatest act of irresponsibility. I guess he married all his dancers.

Anonymous said...

That's his first daughter Yeni standing next to her father in the first top 3 pictures

Unknown said...

Plenty women...just one man. Polygamy is not an issue for men in Nigeria but a woman is expected to remain faithful to one man..that's a real issue.

What is wrong with her women in photo four, are they showing their swag or were they beaten???

Anonymous said...

So, Who are those saying Fela does not wear pant? If this is not pant, then what is it? Yeah, on stage!!! Life is a stage people. Plsssss.
Meanwhile FTC and First time commenter. yippeeee

Nonya said...

And this is a man many call a role model. Na wa o.

Nonya said...

And this is a man many call a role model. Na wa o.

candygirl said...

Chai fela sagging no be here oooo!+the man gather am no be small!hmmm na correct man o..hehehe choi choi

Anonymous said...

Odikwa egwu o

Gracee Love said...

Lol, see their makeups and their attires

Anonymous said...

kai, but dis fela spoil before ooo

Ugo said...

Read Next Article please....

ary said...

Hehehehehehehe King Solomon things

Anonymous said...

See why Fela was so skinny, used up too much energy servicing all his women. Great musician though.

Anonymous said...

All this woman for one person, ashawo man, maybe the reason why he no dey wear cloth so it will be very easy for him to fuck.
lin.

Nota said...

Nd D̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣̥ will be feeling like JayBeyblu
En mama too D̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣̥ smoke?

Anonymous said...

Ebami Eda lives on....

Anonymous said...

sorry oh I dnt mean to insult anybody,but just when I was saying to my self that he just gathered prostitutes as wives I now stumbled on d woman with cigarette and a baby on her back

Brisibe evelyn said...

Yeap
1st 2 comment
How many wives did he av exactly

Anonymous said...

Real

Nota said...

Abeg wat kind of Arc is on dt woman's face in d name of eyepencil(woman in last pic close to fela).....=))•´¨) ¸.•´ ¸.â„“oâ„“ •*¨) ¸.•*¨) =))ƪ☺ƪ ¸¸.•´=D(¸.•´(¸.• =)).!

Nota said...

Nd D̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣̥ will be feeling like JayBeyblu
En mama too D̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣̥ smoke?

Eugenia Ekeji said...

Linda where you dig this photo out from?

flante said...

Linda this is about the greatest post I have seen.I salute you.more of this naija most fav blogger

seun p said...

These pictures are priceless and timeless.

The picture of seun is epic. The people got greatness in their gene.

Amongst these people are grand fathers of some of our most worship super stars of today.

There should be a movie about Fela, something big.

GREATNESS

Anonymous said...

Hmmmm wat is the moral of d lesson?

Anonymous said...

mehnnn...seee huge dick...

Unknown said...

Some of the pictures are clearer than i can imagine, wow nice dance moves!!!

Omoodu Inc said...

The way he lived his life when compared to Beko Ransome Kuti is like two parallels that cant come together. He still remains a legend in the Nigerian Music Industry. Once a Fela Fan, always a fela fan. Bon Nuit

IkwerreBoy said...

this man was a mafia...

Anonymous said...

His shoes in d last pic is nice!

Anonymous said...

More like sex slaves or whatever was so fascinating about him?

Is there case that of someone that is destined for ruin?

Anonymous said...

Is dah Annie Macaulay in d first n second pics?? Lol

Anonymous said...

I love the pic of Seun's mother. Na die!!!

Unknown said...

Oldies. Imagine d hair style.

Anonymous said...

i just cant stop laffing....

Anonymous said...

back in d days

Kush Alabi's Blog said...

Wow

Anonymous said...

ewwwwwwwwwwww

loladecertified said...

fela anikulapo ...Weed master

Mab said...

fela's lifestyle was so careless, wat is this

Anonymous said...

Abami Eda ...............

Unknown said...


And the most funniest part is that the Wives are Fighting over a Man with BOXERS who gave birth to TALKATIVE Seun Kuti.

Anonymous said...

Lol I can't fit shout f**k up runs in d family LOL funny pic RIP baba fela

bravest hrt said...

Lmao...na wire o...

Unknown said...

No be small thing oooO, I think this is something I should write story about very soon. ⌣̊┈̥-̶̯͡»̶̥♡thanks ⌣̊┈̥-̶̯͡»̶̥ 

Anonymous said...

Dis kian ugly photo fit mak ASUP remain on strike 4eva

Unknown said...

Hmmm... I can't imagine why this man has to marry 27 wives... Seun still hs his. Childhood look... So his mother smokes too... Okay oooooooo

Anonymous said...

Hmmmm na wah wat some women dey like sef....he doesn't like wearing clothes n its as if he is sex machine oo dis one all dis women glued his body. *Felabration"

Anonymous said...

Hmmm! I still don't know how to admit this mans ideology, I don't know what the hype over him is about.

lubby d'elmagnifico said...

Wow is all I can say, am so stealing this pix...will keep it to show my kids!

Anonymous said...

Abami eda:)

Igor said...

The father was a legend that lived like a true African,while the son, (Seun) is a noisemaker advocating for faggots right to tear the a** of their fellow man.

spank said...

D guy jst d rock hz panties

Anonymous said...

Hey I love this pictures and missed fela

Zenki brown said...

Nothing amazing here linda. Grown up man with plenty wives, yet on pant A̶̲̥̅ll tru.

THE WORD said...

Matthew 16:26 KJV
For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

Anonymous said...

nice pix, most especially femi kuti wit his mum lol. so funny.
d mama no just dull herself.

THE WORD said...

Matthew 16:26 KJV
For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

Anonymous said...

ey I love this pictures I missed fela

Anonymous said...

Hey I love this pictures and missed fela

Unknown said...

Ma wah o...such is life! Funny pics tho....

AnnMarie said...

Why doesnt he like wearing clothes?

Anonymous said...

the 2nd picture obviously shows yeni's mum. the lady in d middle.

Unknown said...

thou i don't like the fact that kuti's family are all smokers, but i love abami eda with his uniqueness........looking so romantic in those panties .......how i wish i av the liberty to wear it too lllloooooollllll

Anonymous said...

Please can someone explain exactly what was going on in the 4th pic? were the "wives" serving out some kind of punishment or what?

Anonymous said...

Please can someone explain exactly what was going on in the 4th pic? were the "wives" serving out some kind of punishment or what?

Anonymous said...

IMAGINE THE AMOUNT OF AIDS HE MUST HAVE SPREAD THRU THESE WOMEN! God help us..if it was truly aids that killed him...

Unknown said...

Fela lives on

Anonymous said...

Loool. Baba carry, leave story. Baba dey fire pass ferrari, baba dey want every minute....


Fikky.

ZeeZee said...

Nice vintge pics... My only issue is, with the many women he had, why was his house so scattered?

Unknown said...

U r fucking right

Anonymous said...

See Seun's mum with cigar in her mouth, no wonder im sense no balance. I sure sey I'm blood will be filled with all sorts of narcotics, igbo born boy abi na man im be.

Glo said...

Yes his music lives n that all about him. I am not a fan of fela even his music doesn't move me. He is a bad role model to our younger men. When I hear of fela, what comes to my mind is that he died on AIDS. Wondered how many died with him(street gals)

Alloy Chikezie said...

Fela and his wifes look like people in a refugee camp Lol
Hmmmm, very adventurous with women



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few said...

i tought femi kuti said fela never wore pant#wen burna boy wore on pant on stage@felaberation...hmm...

Few say so*via B.A.G*

Anonymous said...

Jamb question

MY TURN said...

Gangster loving...lovely pictures

Anonymous said...

Dirty tins.

Anonymous said...

Ok seen. Nxt plz.

*Adefunke*

Unknown said...

After dis jobless attention seeker seun will open his dirty cavity $ say M̶̲̥̅♈̷̴̩ father neva wore pants. Mtshewwww. Wats even d big deal abt dis dirty family? Wat use was Fela to Nigeria? Rubbish... See dirty pictures. *nt interested#

Anonymous said...

I hopw they've all checked that they dont have AIDS as well...#runs away

Anonymous said...

Bonario or wetin u be?u always blab 2 get attention of d people,why u come b enemy of public view?cosmos jackson

Anonymous said...

Bonario or wetin u be?u always blab 2 get attention of d people,why u come b enemy of public view?cosmos jackson

Anonymous said...

Bonario my brother ask Linda nwannem ooo! In fact if the fela people dey pay you for all these advert, give them back their money joor! No be all money good to chop! What is there to emulate from him? Smoking? Nudity? Lewd performances? adultery? Lack of respect for women? Promoting prostitution? What? He is immorality personalized and throws tantrums like my two year old boy! Did any of his stupid songs brought about any change?

Anonymous said...

His penis is so well hung.and that's without a hard on o.ojigbijigbi

Apple said...

Ugly

THE WORD said...

Matthew 16:26 KJV
For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

Unknown said...

Yes Ooº°˚! Real senior man.Seriously,he was a legend in terms of his EVERGREEN afro-music!

THE WORD said...

Ecclesiastes 12:7-8 KJV
Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. [8] Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.

Anonymous said...

....In far away southern Italy.I met. An Italian guy who was so. So excited i came from Felas Country...I got the VIP booth for this. Which would have set me past thousands of Euros..My person none of your past president has such recognition.
If you want i can give you the address of the Restaurant..its even easy the guy owns the only hill top restaurant in the south of Italy. I was humbled by this experience

Anonymous said...

You shouldn't call peoples family stupid. Fela was a man that lived his life the way he WANTED to nd I think that's great. Are you Onyinye Gloria living your life the way you really want to, without allowing people influence your decisions, or even your environment? That's what's called freewill.

Anonymous said...

No time to pull trousers once u show wit ur big particulars..#if u knw wat I mean...#legend 4get his looks listen to his music

Unknown said...

Go ask him naw, abi una dey fight

A.A.O said...

No wonderrrrrrrrrr...so Seun Kuti started smoking marijuana, ganja, igbo from his mother's womb! No wonder he is full of rubish. Seun Kuti Mr. Igbolabi.

Anonymous said...

Anonymous abi wetin you cal urself, is it wrong for one to express himself. Take panadol for ur own headache jawe, na by force to like person. Yeye

Anonymous said...

Bona,God bless ur ministry. I salute ur govt

Anonymous said...

fele na really kolo

SIMPLYCOCK said...

Copy his music...
But don't copy his ways!!!

Anonymous said...

I wonder what they saw in him or what he saw in them as well, ewww!

Unknown said...

Go nd buy a better phone. Throway that curve2. Na ur phone be d problem, not d interface of dis blog.

Anonymous said...

Na gbana seun mum dey smoke.

*adefunke*

Anonymous said...

I wonder d magnificent use ur family has been to ur village talk of. Nigeria...all dis 90's kids open mouth talk nonsense abt african legend

Anonymous said...

Dude he has d right to air his view wetin be your own now? Y are u trying to bully him? Obviously, u are the one seeking 4 attention here? Oya u don get am happy now?(Enemy of public view my ass)

Anonymous said...

Fela even sag I'm pant join!

gbemi said...

No evidence fela died of aids, weed smoking and the entertainment industry have always been five and six. Fela lived his life how he wanted...and he believes everyman should live the same long as they not. Hurting no one. He married 27 wives when they were labeled prostitue,divorced them right after. If fela was alive, he'll bck his son seun that every man is free to love who he wants...and who wants him. That being said I think every nigerian needs a joint. Yall are so tensed haba.

~Medusa~ said...

Fela! Fela Fela how many times I call you,abeg go wear cloth this is not biology class... Bone bone bone everywhere with plenty wives now all ur ribs dey miss.

Unknown said...

Long ℓιvє abami eda

Anonymous said...

Did he infect all of them with HIV? He was a great musician but he made poor choices with women. Can't clap for that.

backson inc said...

Onyinye gloria, u are indeed a fool. Tbe problem with Africans like u is ure stereotypical blindness. Yes Fela may have had his sociay unorthodox ways, but in no way wasn't He a leader a trend setter and an innovator. He preached freedom, preached human rights and suported a society that was free of corruption. So onye sharraappp. Nah only oyinbo thing u dey like. Anofiaaaaaa

Anonymous said...

I agree with Bonario on this one. I've never bn a fan of Fela Kuti.

Anonymous said...

The lady with a strib gown and her hair packed seems to be the prettiest of them all, In the first pix. I wonder if she is still around?

Anonymous said...

Most of you on here should go back nd listen to fela's music...fela was a human right actvist through his music..music is not just about d beat cause the lyrics is a tangleable component of music not d rubbish of now. These picture are telling story about a man who fought not for himself but for all.

Anonymous said...

Fela never wore pant on stage everything was in his house.gbam

harrypoter said...

If I have money wives will b good 2have asfar as de are comfortable,n I envy fela wit plenty wife.solid pics,RIP fela.make fire burn d people way inject fela.non of em wife get aids som say na aids killam n na em wives em de nakk.tory plenty abeg,bigups linda nyc 1

Anonymous said...

Don't luk @ d prophet listen 2 his prophecies......ABAMI EDA LIVES ON

Santa's Thought said...

chai seun ooooooo..I hail u

Santa's Thought said...

chai, seun ooooo, I hail u oo

Anonymous said...

Dude looks like a taskmaster. I found none of these photos endearing. I would have liked the one with the mother and child, but she was smoking. #weirdos

Anonymous said...

America gay right supported, Uk, Europe.. Why hasn't God sent fire and brimstone to them,the answer is NO. They are flourishing, that's why all of you people go to their embassies to hustle for vIsa because our nation does not have a vision! Anyone i repeat anyone who thinks seun kuti is saying rubbish is just ignorant and stupid, Una dry live for hell dry shout hell.. So funny many nigerians have no common sense, GEJ hasn't done meaningful since he was given the power, he made this set of rules and ya'll are giving him a praise.. Hmm too funny, Ignorance is surely a bliss.. Most of you will die in poverty its the simple truth! Learn to live your live, love one another, no be nigeria man go steal way den go stone am to death? hypocrites that's what you all are, Pastors are enjoying , using good cars, making investments, una go stand for pastor car on a hot sunday telling him bye bye while he leaves in his luxurious car/ Infact poverty is now normal for nigerian's we don't see it as something bad.. Seun is standing up for something at least una nko? What nothing, just come on linda and say loads of shit.. later this countries your all insulting will give you visa and you would like to end your life there, IF YOU ARE EXPOSED AND YOU HAVE MIXED WITH OTHER CULTURES YOU WILL TRULY UNDERSTAND THAT MANY NIGERIANS ARE JUST IGNORANT I SWEAR. Foolish people aeon oloshi! Yahoo boys are there making innocent souls cry, that one is not bad.. But when it comes to gay its like the worst thing ever, na ur yansh den dey fuck? Mind your business and learn to respect what others have decided to do, or una be God way go give punishment..? Bastards.. suffer na him una go suffer die including ur kids and next generations if your not care with this way of thinking like an animal..

Anonymous said...

Yeah, was truly Abami Eda. Love him die. I always say that if I were grown up when he was singing, I would have been one of his dancers. might not marry him though...

Anonymous said...

I won't insult U like the others but I will correct you. Fela wore his underwear at HOME and always dressed up to perform on stage. Educate yourself before spewing bile.

Anonymous said...

Exactly my point. His music is creative though and I admire his courage to stand up to the government but other than that, does not float my boat

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