Nigeria: Fela's Grammy – Music World Has Honoured a Giant, Says Tinubu

A shirtless man with face paint sings into a microphone on stage, wearing a necklace and smiling under stage lighting, channeling the vibrant energy of Fela from Nigeria.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has eulogised Afrobeat icon, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, following the Recording Academy of America’s Lifetime Achievement Award conferred on the late musician.

In a statement he personally signed on Sunday, Tinubu said the world of music has honoured a giant.

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The president described Fela as more than a musician.

“He was a fearless voice of the people, a philosopher of freedom, and a revolutionary force whose music confronted injustice and reshaped global sound.”

According…