Afrobeat musician, Femi Kuti has explained why his family chose not to sell their father, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti’s catalogue despite receiving numerous offers.

Femi said: “We never sold Fela’s catalogue. It is under Fela’s estate controlled by the family. But we licensed the music.”

“So, we control it. I don’t know how many years we have left but when it is done, we will take it over and licensed it again.”

“My elder sister, Yeni Kuti, strongly opposed selling Fela’s catalogue. She is like the caretaker. And we give her the honour as the eldest among us. It doesn’t mean that the rest of us don’t have say, of course.”

“But she is very protective of Fela’s legacy so she insisted we don’t sell it. I saw her view immediately and we all agreed. If we had sold it, no royalty would be coming to the family.”