Music legend Fela Kuti becomes first African to get Grammys Lifetime Achievement Award
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 Achievement Award at the Grammys - almost three decades after his death at the age of 58.
"Fela has been in the hearts of the people for such a long time. Now the Grammys have acknowledged it, and it's a double victory," his musician son Seun Kuti tells the BBC.
"It's bringing balance to a Fela story," he adds.
Rikki Stein, a long-time friend and manager of the late musician, says the recognition by the Grammys is "better late than never".
"Africa hasn't in the past rated very highly in their interests. I think that's changing quite a bit of late," Stein tells the BBC.
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