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Femi Kuti says Fela’s music catalogue was never sold and never will be
Femi Kuti has clarified that Fela Anikulapo-Kuti’s music catalogue was never sold, saying the family still controls the estate through licensing deals.
The question of who owns Fela Anikulapo-Kuti's music has circulated online for years, occasionally flaring up whenever a licensing deal surfaces or a new platform begins streaming his work.
Femi Kuti has now put the matter to rest definitively, confirming in a recent interview on Channels Television that the catalogue remains entirely within the family's control and that there was never any serious intention to sell it.
We never sold it," Femi said plainly. "Fela's estate, which is controlled by the family, controls it. But we licensed the music, so we control it. I don't know how many more years we have right now, but when the years are done, we'll take it over and license it again."
https://www.pulse.ng/story/femi-kuti-fela-catalogue-never-sold-2026042012555624788
