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How Nigerian musician Fela Kuti used music as a weapon against dictatorship
National Public Radio 12 Feb 2026
Considered the father of Afrobeat, Kuti used his music in the 1970s to combat colonial values and brutal dictatorship. Podcaster Jad Abumrad tells his story in the series, Fela Kuti. Fear No Man ....
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Ebo Taylor, Ghanaian highlife pioneer and guitarist, dies age 90
The Guardian 09 Feb 2026
Taylor, who did for Ghanaian music what his friend Fela Kuti did for Nigeria, has been called the greatest ...
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Fela Kuti becomes first African to get Grammys Lifetime Achievement Award
Capital Ethiopia 08 Feb 2026
Three decades after his death, the “father of Afrobeat” Fela Kuti has made history by becoming the first African to get a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammys ... Yemisi Ransome-Kuti, Fela’s cousin and head of the Kuti family, agrees.
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Fela Kuti's Grammy lifetime achievement award is a major win for African music
Newsday 03 Feb 2026
LAGOS, Nigeria — Fela Kuti became the first African to be awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy at the Grammys Special Merit Awards ... His mother, Fumilayo Ransome-Kuti, a ...
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Fela Kuti Honored by Recording Academy® with 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award (Shore Fire Media Inc)
Public Technologies 03 Feb 2026
) Accepted By Kuti Family Members at Ceremony In Los Angeles During GRAMMY® Week. Recent Highlights Include Fela Kuti ... Chelsey Green, Femi Kuti, Yeni Kuti, Kunle Kuti, Shalewa Kuti and Harvey Mason jr., CEO, the Recording Academy ... Fela Kuti.
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The Sun Chronicle
03 Feb 2026
Fela Kuti’s Grammy lifetime achievement award is a major win for African music
The Sun Chronicle
03 Feb 2026
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Fela Kuti became the first African to be awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy at the Grammys Special Merit Awards ... .
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The Daily Record - Dunn
02 Feb 2026
Nigeria's president pays tribute to Fela Kuti after Grammys Award
The Daily Record - Dunn
02 Feb 2026
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu on Sunday paid tribute to Afrobeat king Fela Kuti after his posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammys, the first African artist to be honoured this way ....
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Nigeria: Grammys Honour Fela Anikulapo Kuti With 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award
All Africa 02 Feb 2026
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Nigeria: Tinubu Hails Fela Kuti As Grammy Honours Afrobeat Pioneer With Lifetime Achievement Award
All Africa 02 Feb 2026
President Bola Tinubu has paid tribute to late Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo Kuti following his posthumous recognition with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Recording Academy ....
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Lancaster Online
02 Feb 2026
El premio Grammy a la trayectoria de Fela Kuti es un gran logro para la ...
Lancaster Online
02 Feb 2026
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Tinubu: World Honours A Giant, Fela Kuti With Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
This Day 02 Feb 2026
President Bola Tinubu has celebrated the late Afro Beat star, Fela Anikulapo Kuti for winning the interationally recognised Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award ... Fela Anikulapo Kuti ... “Fela Kuti has ...
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Grammys 2026: Nigeria's president pays tribute to Afrobeat king Fela Kuti
Khaleejtimes 02 Feb 2026
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu on Sunday paid tribute to Afrobeat king Fela Kuti after his posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammys, the first African artiste to be honoured this way.
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Chaka Khan, Cher, Whitney Houston, Fela Kuti get Grammys Life Achievement Awards
Newsday 02 Feb 2026
LOS ANGELES — Chaka Khan, Cher, Carlos Santana, Paul Simon, Fela Kuti and Whitney Houston received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy at the Grammys Special Merit Awards on Saturday night.
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Tinubu hails Fela’s ” Life Time Achievement” award
Business Day Online 02 Feb 2026
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday applauded music icon, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, for the posthumous Life Time Achievement award. The President. read more Tinubu hails Fela’s ” Life Time Achievement” award� ....
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Fela Kuti becomes first African to get Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Al Jazeera 01 Feb 2026
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