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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 ✨ Want to connect 1:1 with Africa's boldest thinkers? Book a 15-minute convo on Convo (https://convo.vip/ with leaders like Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, Asa Asika, and more. Listen to more Afropolitan Podcast episodes:* YouTube link -    / @afropolitan   Spotify Link - https://open.spotify.com/show/6YwRlkS... Apple Link - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Hosted by Eche —   / eemole   Chika —   / chikauwazie   Stay connected with Afropolitan Twitter: https://x.com/afropolitan Instagram:   / afropolitanpodcast   LinkedIn:   / afropolitannation   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