Lagos, Jan 30, 2026 (AFP) - Fela Kuti: first African to get Grammys Lifetime Achievement Award

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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. He is one of several artists getting the award at a ceremony in Los Angeles on Sat......

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