Nigeria’s Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo Kuti has been posthumously honoured with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, becoming the first African artist to receive the distinction. The award will be presented in Los Angeles during a special ceremony held on the eve of the main Grammys gala.

Chaka Khan, Cher, Carlos Santana, Paul Simon, Fela Kuti and Whitney Houston received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy.

Chaka Khan, Cher, Carlos Santana, Paul Simon, Fela Kuti and Whitney Houston received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy.

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. “Music has been my prayer, my healing, my joy, my truth,” Khan said as she accepted the award. “Through it,…

Nigeria’s Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti will be posthumously honored this weekend with a Grammys Lifetime Achievement Award, becoming the first African artist to receive the prestigious distinction.