*To commence Black History Month 2026 in the United States, it is fitting to celebrate the enduring legacy of Fela Kuti, a pioneering figure in global Afrobeat whose roots trace back to Lagos, Nigeria ...

On December 19, the first African musician ever awarded a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award was announced. The honor goes to Fela Kuti, the Afrobeat pioneer and activist who died in 1997. He joins an ...

Long crowned by his legion of fans as the king of Afrobeat, the late Fela Kuti is finally being recognised by the global music industry. The Nigerian star will posthumously receive a Lifetime ...

Nearly three decades after his death in 1997, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti remains one of Nigeria’s greatest musicians. Famous for pairing his music with human rights activism, he stood against dictatorship ...

Editor's note: This is an update of the profile published in December of the great African musician Fela Kuti. The original post was published when it was announced that Kuti would become the first ...

Twenty Nine years after the death of Fela Anikulapo Kuti, the Afrobeat progenitor will be honoured with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement award by the Recording Academy, producers of the global ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Reporting on Africa, its diaspora, and hip-hop's class acts today. Michelle and Barack Obama honor Fela Kuti’s artistry and ...

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Although Wizkid is perhaps Africa's greatest contemporary artist who expanded Nigerian pop music and redefined the identity of the average African youth on the global stage, he neither created a genre ...

grew up in Lagos not far from the home of legendary Nigerian musician and political activist Fela Kuti, but didn’t understand the significance until much later. While Kuti rose to fame and stardom in ...