Library weekly: Fela Kuti

(Babylone1969, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons) On February 1, Fela Kuti was posthumously honoured with the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. The award recognised his contributions to global music and his pioneering role in the development of the Afrobeat genre. Kuti became the first African artist to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award since it was established in 1963. Fela Kuti is featured in our library weekly.

Posted on 4 February 2026, last modified on 9 February 2026