Nigerian musician Fela Kuti (1938 - 1997) is honored with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, a posthumous recognition of the Nigerian pioneer whose fearless Afrobeat sound — and unflinching political voice — reshaped global music and inspired generations long after his death.
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‘Music is a weapon’: How Fela Kuti’s legacy earned a historic Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

From Lagos, Nigeria, to the global stage, Fela Kuti’s Afrobeat music challenged power and reshaped sound. As the Grammys honor him with a Lifetime Achievement Award, his son Femi Kuti and industry leaders reflect on Fela’s enduring influence on new generations and today’s Afrobeats movement— at the YouTube Pamoja event just ahead of the Grammys.

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Nigerian musician Fela Kuti (1938 - 1997) is honored with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, a posthumous recognition of the Nigerian pioneer whose fearless Afrobeat sound — and unflinching political voice — reshaped global music and inspired generations long after his death.
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