President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has hailed late afrobeats legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti over his posthumous Grammy recognition.
He described the musician as a fearless voice of the people and a revolutionary force who used music to fight injustice and reshaped the global soundscape.
This tribute comes as Fela Anikulapo Kuti was honored with a posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award by the Recording Academy of America. He is, the first African to receive the honour.
Tinubu’ words,
“Fela was more than a musician. He was a fearless voice of the people, a philosopher of freedom, and a revolutionary force whose music confronted injustice and reshaped global sound”.
“Fela Kuti has blazed the trail with the Recording Academy of America’s Lifetime Achievement Award, becoming the first African to receive this honour, though posthumously.
“The award is an affirmation of his enduring global influence and the foundational role he has played in the evolution and impact of Africa on modern music.
“In Yoruba mythology, he has transcended to a higher plane as an Orisa. He is now eternal.
“He defined Afrobeat, and you can hear and see his influence in generations of Nigerian musicians and in Afrobeats and beyond”.