Afrobeats singer Seun Kuti has cautioned Afrobeats artists against comparing themselves to his late father, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, saying sampling his music doesn’t make them equivalent to the legend.
Speaking on the Hits Don’t Lie podcast, Kuti criticised artists who claim to be the “New Fela” simply because they’ve sampled Fela’s songs or drawn inspiration from his style.
He noted this trend is peculiar to Nigeria, citing examples of artists like Wizkid and Burna Boy who’ve sampled Fela’s music and faced comparisons.
Kuti said, “A few people have done good samples of Fela’s music. But the only critique that I have is that sampling Fela doesn’t make you Fela.
“So, people should stop saying that they are my dad. That is crazy. It crazy when people say that they are the ‘New Fela.’ Where is the ‘Bob Marley’? It is only in Nigeria you hear such. We so wild stuff here. People are wild.”
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