Fela Kuti
Fela Kuti was a Nigerian multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, and political activist, known as the pioneer of Afrobeat music, influencing many artists in the genre.
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Fela Kuti is a legendary figure in Afrobeat music and the father of Seun Kuti.
Festival Med 2026 com a edição “mais internacional de sempre” | Música
Portugal· 2026-02-27
Ebo Taylor worked alongside Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti while studying music in London.
Music world mourns Ghana’s founding father of highlife Ebo Taylor
Ghana· 2026-02-09
Ebo Taylor later worked with Fela Kuti in London.
Highlife legend Ebo Taylor dies at 90Ghana· 2026-02-09
Fela Kuti was not simply a musician, but also a cultural theorist, political agitator and undisputed architect of Afrobeat.
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Tanzania· 2026-02-06Fela Kuti was posthumously awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award, accepted by his children.
Fela Kuti, Chaka Khan, Cher among Grammy Lifetime Achievement awardees | Entertainment
Jamaica· 2026-02-02
Fela Kuti is recognized for creating the afrobeat genre that blends African rhythms with jazz and funk.
Whitney Houston, Cher, Santana, entre los homenajeados al Mérito Especial de los Grammy | Música | Entretenimiento
Ecuador· 2026-02-02Fela Kuti would this weekend be posthumously recognized by the Grammys with a Lifetime Achievement Award, becoming the first African artist to receive the distinction.
Fela Kuti to get Grammys’ Lifetime Achievement Award
Taiwan· 2026-02-01
Fela Kuti is recognized for creating afrobeat, a genre that blends African rhythms with jazz and funk.
Santana, Cher y Whitney Houston, homenajeados en los Grammy
Honduras· 2026-01-31
Fela Kuti will be posthumously recognized at the Grammy Awards as the first African artist to receive a lifetime achievement award.
Grammy 2026: Fela Kuti será el primer músico africano en recibir el premio a la trayectoria | LUCES
Peru· 2026-01-31
Fela Kuti is being recognized posthumously with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammys for his contributions to music and social justice.
Music legend Fela Kuti becomes first African to get Grammys Lifetime Achievement AwardGhana· 2026-01-30
He pioneered the Afrobeat genre alongside drummer Tony Allen.
Fela Kuti to receive Grammys Lifetime Achievement Award
United Kingdom· 2026-01-30
Fela Kuti is a legendary Nigerian musician whose influence is acknowledged by Adé Bantu in the context of Afrobeats and social commentary.
Afrobeats-Pate Adé Bantu: Afrikanische Rhythmen treffen Klassik
Switzerland· 2026-01-17
Fela Kuti is referred to as the king of afrobeat and is celebrated for his impactful music.
Hans hus blev brændt, hans mor smidt ud af vinduet, men han nægtede at stoppe med at synge
Denmark· 2026-01-16Joshua played songs from Nigeria’s beloved Fela Kuti during his record attempt.
Experience: I played the trumpet for 25 hours straight | Life and styleUnited Kingdom· 2025-11-14
Fela Kuti's music became a soundtrack and a rallying cry for resistance.
‘A palette unlike anything in the west’: Ben Okri, Yinka Shonibare and more on how Nigerian art revived Britain’s cultural landscape | CultureUnited Kingdom· 2025-10-13
Fela Kuti is the legendary father of Seun Kuti and the creator of afrobeat.
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 nastupa u Luštica Bay-u
Montenegro· 2025-08-17
Fela Kuti is recognized as the pioneer of Afrobeat and is the father of Seun Kuti.
Многубројната публика на „Охридско лето“ пулсираше во духот на афробит ритамот
North Macedonia· 2025-08-12
Fela Kuti was the most famous Nigerian musician at the time and was detained during Buhari's governance on fabricated charges.
Morreu o antigo Presidente nigeriano Muhammadu Buhari | NigériaPortugal· 2025-07-13
Buhari's government also locked up Nigeria's greatest musical hero, Fela Kuti, on trumped-up charges relating to currency exports.
Former Nigerian leader Muhammadu Buhari dies aged 82United Kingdom· 2025-07-13
Fela Kuti is an Afrobeat icon and Burna Boy's grandfather.
Burna Boy shows ‘No Sign of Weakness’ | EntertainmentJamaica· 2025-07-10
Fela Kuti was a Nigerian activist and the father of afrobeat music.
De Burna Boy à « Young, Famous and African », les promesses du « soft power » africain
France· 2025-05-25
Fela Kuti is one of Obongjayar's heroes, known for his music that carries a strong message.
‘Performing is not some gigantic thing – it’s just me breathing’: Obongjayar on the journey from shyness to stardom | Pop and rockUnited Kingdom· 2025-04-20
Fela Kuti’s pioneering days marked the beginning of Afrobeat culture.
A musical rebirth of identity
Nigeria· 2025-04-15Fela Kuti is a legendary Nigerian saxophonist known for his significant impact on the afrobeats genre.
VEF Kultūras pilī uzstāsies mūsdienu afrobīta zvaigzne Adédèjì / Diena
Latvia· 2025-03-27
Fiidbac draws inspiration from global icons like Fela Kuti, Wizkid, Burna Boy, and Drake.
Nigerian singer Fiidbac releases debut songNigeria· 2025-03-13
Roy Ayers toured Nigeria with Fela Kuti in 1979, resulting in the album Music of Many Colours.
Roy Ayers obituary | MusicUnited Kingdom· 2025-03-07
Fela Kuti collaborated with Roy Ayers on the album Music of Many Colours, blending Afrobeat and jazz-funk.
Everybody Loves the Sunshine is just one point of perfection in Roy Ayers’ astonishing catalogue | MusicUnited Kingdom· 2025-03-07
Fela Kuti is a famous Nigerian musician and social revolutionary known for his fight against neo-imperialism.
Najbolji albumi 20. veka: Bob Marley i Fela Kuti
Serbia· 2025-03-05
The event honoured legendary pioneers such as Fela Kuti, Hugh Masekela, Manu Dibango, Abdullah Ibrahim, and Miriam Makeba.
PF Music unites African talents at jazz concertNigeria· 2025-03-02
Bose Ogulu was once a background dancer for Fela Kuti.
Burna boy's mother nominated for Manager Of The Year at 2025 Music Week AwardsNigeria· 2025-02-26
