Famous Nigerian musician Fela created a stir in 1978 when he married 27 women in a single day. For years, the cause of this remained mysterious and unexplained.
During his Skype interview for the "Fresh Off The Boat" podcast, his son Seun revealed that his father had taken such action in an effort to protect the dignity of the women he employed and who were being viewed as "prostitutes."
He explained that his father’s female back-up singers and dancers used to live with his father in the same house, and were thought by some people as prost.itutes until he decided to get married
His words …
“My father was under immense media propaganda. He was very scrutinised. And most of it were directed to the women that were in his life; his female back-up singers, dancers. They all lived together with my dad but the media started calling them prostitutes.
“So my dad, in order to preserve their honour and dignity, asked them if they would choose to be his brides so nobody would call them names anymore and they all agreed. That was how the marriage happened.”
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