Video: Tinubu hails Fela Kuti as eternal ‘orisa’ over Grammy Lifetime triumph
President Bola Tinubu
Abdullateef Fowewe
President Bola Tinubu has celebrated Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo Kuti as the first African recipient of the Recording Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award, calling it a testament to the musician’s revolutionary legacy.
@dailyeconomy8 Video: Tinubu hails Fela Kuti as eternal ‘orisa’ over Grammy Lifetime triumph President Bola Tinubu has celebrated Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo Kuti as the first African recipient of the Recording Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award, calling it a testament to the musician’s revolutionary legacy. In a heartfelt statement, Tinubu described Fela as “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.” The president highlighted Fela’s posthumous honour, noting it as “an affirmation of his enduring global influence and the foundational role he has played in the evolution and impact of Africa on modern music.” Tinubu credited Fela with defining Afrobeat, whose echoes resonate in “generations of Nigerian musicians and in Afrobeats and beyond.” Elevating Fela to mythic status, Tinubu said, “In Yoruba mythology, he has transcended to a higher plane as an Orisa. He is now eternal.” The statement concluded with a resounding affirmation, “Fela lives.”
Video: Tinubu hails Fela Kuti as eternal ‘orisa’ over Grammy Lifetime triumph
In a heartfelt statement, Tinubu described Fela as “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.”
The president highlighted Fela’s posthumous honour, noting it as “an affirmation of his enduring global influence and the foundational role he has played in the evolution and impact of Africa on modern music.”
Tinubu credited Fela with defining Afrobeat, whose echoes resonate in “generations of Nigerian musicians and in Afrobeats and beyond.”
Elevating Fela to mythic status, Tinubu said, “In Yoruba mythology, he has transcended to a higher plane as an Orisa. He is now eternal.”
The statement concluded with a resounding affirmation, “Fela lives.”
Tinubu further emphasised Fela’s “courage, creativity, and conviction” that “defined a generation and continues to inspire the world.”
The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award underscores Fela’s trailblazing path, cementing his place in global music history.
