Throwback Photos Of Fela Kuti When He Got Married To 27 Women In A Day

Date: 21-02-2018 10:21 am (6 years ago) | Author: CLARA JANCITA
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On February 20, 1978 African music legend and Afrobeat creator Fela Anikulapo Kuti married 27 women on the same day all of whom were his back up dancers. History has it tha Fela was able to pull off the feat by putting out a notebook and asking any of the girls who were willing to marry him to write down their names and instantly 27 of them did.

And on February 20th, Fela called Ifa priests (reportedly 12) to join the wives in holy matrimony at the Parisona Hotel in Anthony, Lagos. A handful of the wives married against their parents consent but the wedding ceremony went on nonetheless.

The event was joined by band members, friends and family. Fela placed naira notes on their heads, offered a few words and dished around marriage certificates. He would then engage in a rotating system of having just 12 of them live with him at a particular time. When he first married, he had sex with one, then another, then another till the 27 were complete and then he took them all to Ghana for the honeymoon shortly after.
Another reason why the marriage held was to protect Fela, and his wives, from claims from authorities that Fela was kidnapping the women
Below is a list of all 27 women

1. Fehintola Kayode (Seun’s Mum)
2. Damiregba (Naijite, Motun’s Mum)
3. Keuwe Oghomienor (Kewe)
4. Folake Oladeinde (Alake)
5. Folake Oladejo
6. Ronke Edason
7. Laide
8. Emaruagheru Osawe
9. Ihase
10. Shade Shodeinde
11. Suru Eriomola
12. Tejumade Adebiyi
13. Omolola Osaeti
14. Tokunbo Akran
15. Ronke (another one)
16. Adejonwo
17. Lamiley
18. Funmilayo
19. Adunni
20. Remilekun
21. Kikelomo
22. Lara
23. Bose

Posted: at 21-02-2018 10:21 AM (6 years ago) | Hero
- ruthie at 21-02-2018 10:25 AM (6 years ago)
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fela the polygamist
Posted: at 21-02-2018 10:25 AM (6 years ago) | Hero
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- christianity at 21-02-2018 10:40 AM (6 years ago)
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this ppl loves women more than their own life.
Posted: at 21-02-2018 10:40 AM (6 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- cypanyahucha at 21-02-2018 11:34 AM (6 years ago)
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Guiness World Record
Posted: at 21-02-2018 11:34 AM (6 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- chukkychukky at 21-02-2018 11:40 AM (6 years ago)
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two is ok for me
Posted: at 21-02-2018 11:40 AM (6 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- nature7888 at 21-02-2018 02:21 PM (6 years ago)
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Okay. choice
Posted: at 21-02-2018 02:21 PM (6 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- slimber at 21-02-2018 02:29 PM (6 years ago)
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What 're they look  for is it the money women self
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- SOGaiya at 21-02-2018 03:03 PM (6 years ago)
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Safe safer safe
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- fineboy77 at 21-02-2018 04:31 PM (6 years ago)
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all of dem born for am?
Posted: at 21-02-2018 04:31 PM (6 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- proly at 21-02-2018 05:12 PM (6 years ago)
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Thanks for this because i dont know the history
Posted: at 21-02-2018 05:12 PM (6 years ago) | Hero
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