Fela, the Toronto- and L.A.-based prodco co-founded by renowned music video helmer Director X, is teaming with Canada’s Insight Productions (a Boat Rocker company) on a new documentary series ...

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 ...

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Fela Kuti became the first African to be awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy at the Grammys Special Merit Awards. He was honored posthumously on ...

On December 19, the first African musician ever awarded a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award was announced. The honor goes to Fela Kuti, the Afrobeat pioneer and activist who died in 1997. He joins an ...

The truth is that during Fela’s extraordinary lifetime, the Nigerian’s notoriety as an engaged citizen fighting for social justice was what usually attracted attention – and not his music. His public ...

It's impossible to neatly sum up Fela Kuti's chaotic life, but a record company bio for a disc of the Afrobeat icon tried: "Fela's life as musician, political activist, rebel, and notorious free ...

Fela Anikulapo-Kuti is one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. The icon's colorful life and inspiring career is the focus of a new podcast series Fela Kuti: Fear No Man created by ...

Afrobeat icon Femi Kuti has hailed his late father, Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s profound impact on global music, stating that “hardly any great musician, past and present” has escaped the influence of the ...

A look into the music of Fela Kuti and the genre Afrobeat. Fela Kuti has inspired musicians from all over the world from Burna Boy and Beyoncé, to Miles Davis. Sound Field dives into the musical ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Three decades after his death, the "father of Afrobeat" Fela Kuti has made history by becoming the first African to get a Lifetime ...