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Fela Kuti: Fear No Man Wins Peabody Award for Arts (Shore Fire Media Inc)
Public Technologies 24 Apr 2026
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Fela Kuti is the first African artist to enter the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
National Public Radio 15 Apr 2026
In December, the late Nigerian superstar became the first African musician to get a Grammy lifetime achievement award. Now he's making history as well at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. (Image credit. Leni Sinclair/Getty Images) ....
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Iron Maiden, Billy Idol, and Fela Kuti To Be Inducted Into The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (BMG Rights Management GmbH)
Public Technologies 14 Apr 2026
) Iron Maiden, Billy Idol, and Fela Kuti To Be Inducted Into The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ... In addition, Fela Kuti, widely regarded as one ... BMG is honored to serve as the music publisher of Fela Kuti.
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Fela Kuti to Be Inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (Shore Fire Media Inc)
Public Technologies 14 Apr 2026
April 13, 2026 - Congratulations to Fela Kuti, the pioneering Nigerian musician, activist, composer and creator of Afrobeat who is being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ... Fela Kuti.
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Fela Kuti: Fear No Man Earns 2026 Peabody Nomination (Shore Fire Media Inc)
Public Technologies 09 Apr 2026
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Paul McCartney on the time he “totally got blasted” on weed with Fela Kuti
NME 22 Mar 2026
Paul McCartney has recalled the time that he “totally got blasted” on weed with Afrobeat icon Fela Kuti ... He explained that Kuti did come to the studio and listened to the music that Wings had been working on.
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Apple uses Fela Kuti’s song for MacBook Air M5 launch
Business Day Online 04 Mar 2026
Apple Inc. launched the new MacBook Air with the M5 chip on March 3, 2026, featuring Fela Kuti’s 1971 track. read more Apple uses Fela Kuti’s song for MacBook Air M5 launch ....
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How Nigerian musician Fela Kuti used music as a weapon against dictatorship
National Public Radio 12 Feb 2026
Considered the father of Afrobeat, Kuti used his music in the 1970s to combat colonial values and brutal dictatorship. Podcaster Jad Abumrad tells his story in the series, Fela Kuti. Fear No Man ....
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Fela Kuti becomes first African to get Grammys Lifetime Achievement Award
Capital Ethiopia 08 Feb 2026
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Fela Kuti's Grammy lifetime achievement award is a major win for African music
Newsday 03 Feb 2026
LAGOS, Nigeria — Fela Kuti became the first African to be awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy at the Grammys Special Merit Awards ... “And it shows how far Fela’s influence is and how widespread his acclaim is.”.
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Fela Kuti Honored by Recording Academy® with 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award (Shore Fire Media Inc)
Public Technologies 03 Feb 2026
Recent Highlights Include Fela Kuti ... February 2, 2025 -- Fela Kuti was a Nigerian musician, producer, arranger, political radical, outlaw and father of Afrobeat ... The Fela Kuti Estate and ... Fela Kuti.
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The Daily Record - Dunn
02 Feb 2026
Nigeria's president pays tribute to Fela Kuti after Grammys Award
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu on Sunday paid tribute to Afrobeat king Fela Kuti after his posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammys, the first African artist to be honoured this way ....
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Nigeria: Tinubu Hails Fela Kuti As Grammy Honours Afrobeat Pioneer With Lifetime Achievement Award
All Africa 02 Feb 2026
President Bola Tinubu has paid tribute to late Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo Kuti following his posthumous recognition with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Recording Academy ....
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