My people, e be like say Fela Kuti no wan rest for ground o! You sabi say this man, wey don pass almost thirty years now, don carry Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award come show thread for all musicians wey dey waka for this planet. This na big win for all of us wey dey jam his jam!
Na for Los Angeles, California, on January 31, 2026, Fela children—Yeni, Femi, and Kunle—come carry the award on top dem shoulder as dem represent him. Dis Grammy award, e dey shine like diamond and e dey join other giants like The Beatles and Beyoncé. You fit sabi say the award dey ginger all dem people wey don follow Fela waka for dis music matter.
Fela Kuti, as everybody sabi, na the original creator of Afrobeat. E no just dey play music, but e dey use am take fight for better life. E be like say e get sharp mouth and e no dey fear anybody! E don compose over 200 songs wey still dey make head turn today. Na wah!
For 2025, his classic album ‘Zombie’ join Grammy Hall of Fame, and dem fit respect Fela for the way e take expose military wahala in Nigeria. E di strong like iron when e come to fight for justice, despite all the wahala wey him face. If you hear say dem attack him mother in 1977, you go know say Fela gree loose guard for truth and balance.
Born for October 15, 1938, our brother don do plenty for music and for social activism. With him, music no be just entertainment again, na serious matter wey dey carry meaning. Fela start am for London before e come bring the fire back to Naija, combine all traditional rhythms with funk and jazz wey dey burst brain!
Now, e dey serve as inspiration for plenty artists wey dey come after am, including top names like Paul McCartney and Thom Yorke. E go shock you say Fela family self don gather up to eight Grammy nominations together. Femi don collect six, Seun get one, and Made Kuti too don join the race.
Na true say Fela Kuti don use him music shift plenty things for this world because e no just dey preach—we go fit dance and still think deep. As we dey celebrate him latest award, we fit shout ‘the legend live on!’ because e still dey challenge, inspire, and educate people globally. E no go ever fade away, na true talk!
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