Fela Kuti: first African to get Grammys Lifetime Achievement Award – The Sanford Herald

A person in colorful African traditional clothing looks at a framed newspaper display on a dark wall, highlighting Fela Kuti’s legacy and his Grammys Lifetime Achievement Award.

Nigeria’s Afrobeat king Fela Kuti will this weekend be posthumously recognised by the Grammys with a Lifetime Achievement Award, becoming the first African artist to receive the distinction.

After a lifetime of clashes with successive powers in Nigeria, the recognition comes nearly three decades after Fela’s death and long after his influence reshaped global music.