{"id":891948,"date":"2026-02-12T05:23:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T11:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/12\/tinubu-celebrates-fela-kutis-posthumous-grammy-lifetime-achievement-award\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T05:23:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T11:23:52","slug":"tinubu-celebrates-fela-kutis-posthumous-grammy-lifetime-achievement-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/12\/tinubu-celebrates-fela-kutis-posthumous-grammy-lifetime-achievement-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu celebrates Fela Kuti\u2019s posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Music <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has lauded the legendary Nigerian musician, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalaccordnewspaper.com\/felas-legacy-ignites-lagos-with-afrobeat-rebellion-exhibition\/\">Fela Anikulapo Kuti<\/a> following his posthumous recognition with the Recording Academy of America\u2019s Lifetime Achievement Award, making him the first African to receive the prestigious honour.<\/p>\n<p>In a heartfelt statement, President Tinubu described Fela as more than just a musician.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was a fearless voice of the people, a philosopher of freedom, and a revolutionary force whose music confronted injustice and reshaped global sound,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"318\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nationalaccordnewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Afrobeat-icon-Fela-Anikulapo-Kuti-.jpeg\" alt=\"music Afrobeat icon Fela Anikulapo-Kuti\" title=\"music Tinubu celebrates Fela Kuti\u2019s posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award 2\"  ><figcaption>Afrobeat icon Fela Anikulapo-Kuti<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to the President, Fela\u2019s courage, creativity, and conviction defined a generation and continue to inspire the world. \u201cIn Yoruba mythology, he has transcended to a higher plane as an Orisa. He is now eternal,\u201d Tinubu added.<\/p>\n<p>The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recognises Fela Kuti\u2019s enduring global influence and the foundational role he played in shaping modern music. He is widely credited with defining Afrobeat, a genre whose rhythm, energy, and political consciousness continue to influence generations of Nigerian artists and the wider Afrobeats movement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe defined Afrobeat, and you can hear and see his influence in generations of Nigerian musicians and in Afrobeats and beyond,\u201d President Tinubu said, emphasising that Fela\u2019s legacy remains a beacon of African cultural excellence.<\/p>\n<p>Concluding his tribute, the President declared simply: \u201cFela lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalaccordnewspaper.com\/tinubu-celebrates-fela-kutis-posthumous-grammy-lifetime-achievement-award\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Music President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has lauded the legendary Nigerian musician, Fela Anikulapo Kuti following his posthumous recognition with the Recording Academy of America\u2019s Lifetime Achievement Award, making him the first African to receive the prestigious honour. In a heartfelt statement, President Tinubu described Fela as more than just a musician. \u201cHe was a fearless [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":891949,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[131522],"class_list":{"0":"post-891948","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business-news","8":"tag-podcast-music"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/891948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=891948"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/891948\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/891949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=891948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=891948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=891948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}