Nigeria: 'Fela Was More Than Music,' Tinubu Says After Grammy Award

Abstract design with curved blue, green, and red lines intersecting and arching upward against a white background, inspired by the bold artistry of Fela.

President Bola Tinubu has described Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo Kuti as more than a musician, following the posthumous conferment of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award on the late icon.

In a statement personally signed by him and titled “Fela Lives: President Tinubu on Fela’s Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award,” the President said the global music community had honoured a giant whose influence transcended sound and stage.

“Fela was more than a musician. He was a fearless voice of the people, a philosopher of freedom, and a…