Fela Kuti becomes first African to receive Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

 

Long celebrated as the king of Afrobeat, the late Fela Kuti is finally being honored on the global stage by the Grammy Awards

The Nigerian music icon will posthumously receive a Lifetime Achievement Award nearly 30 years after his death at age 58.

“Fela has been in the hearts of the people for such a long time. Now the Grammys have acknowledged it, and it’s a double victory,” said his son, Seun Kuti, in an interview with the BBC. He added, “It’s bringing balance to a Fela story.”