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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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Nigeria's president pays tribute to Fela Kuti after Grammys Award

Image 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
His children, Yeni, Kunle, Shalewa and Femi Kuti accepted the award on their father's behalf at the ceremony ....
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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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El premio Grammy a la trayectoria de Fela Kuti es un gran logro para la ...

Image Lancaster Online 02 Feb 2026
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Fela Kuti se convirtió en el primer africano en recibir el Premio a la Trayectoria de la Academia de la Grabación en los Premios al Mérito Especial de los Grammy ... .
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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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Fela Kuti to be first African to get Grammys Lifetime Achievement Award

Oman Observer 01 Feb 2026
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 di ....
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Chaka Khan, Cher, Whitney Houston y Fela Kuti reciben premios Grammy a la trayectoria

Image Lancaster Online 01 Feb 2026
LOS ÁNGELES (AP) — Chaka Khan, Cher, Carlos Santana, Paul Simon, Fela Kuti y Whitney Houston recibieron el Premio a la Trayectoria de la Academia de la Grabación en los Premios al Mérito Especial de los Grammy la noche del ... .
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How Fela Kuti became Africa’s first Grammy Lifetime Achievement honouree

Business Day Online 01 Feb 2026
For much of his life, Fela Anikulapo Kuti has existed outside formal systems of global recognition. This was not due. read more How Fela Kuti became Africa’s first Grammy Lifetime Achievement honouree ....
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Grammys Awards: Nigeria's president pays tribute to Fela Kuti after Lifetime Achievement Award

The Times of India 01 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.After ...
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