Fela Kuti

February 01, (THEWILL) — President Bola Tinubu has paid tribute to Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo-Kuti after the late musician was posthumously honoured with the Recording Academy’s Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. In a statement on Sunday, the President described the honour...

February 01, (THEWILL) — Nearly three decades after his death, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti has received the coveted Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, becoming the first African musician to earn this distinction from the Recording Academy. The honour, announced on January 31,...

February 01, (THEWILL) — In the title of this essay, I have carefully avoided mentioning any Nigerian musician in the same sentence with Fela’s name. It is deliberate. I cannot, in good conscience, insert the name of any Nigerian...

January 30, (THEWILL) — Legendary Nigerian musician, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, will be posthumously honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Recording Academy. The award will be presented at the Special Merit Awards ceremony on January 31, 2026, in Los Angeles,...

December 09, (THEWILL) – Seun Kuti, aka Big Bird, son of Afrobeat legendary pioneer, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, has recalled some of his childhood experience with his late father. According to Kuti, he received some frowning lessons from his dad...

November 28, (THEWILL) - The family of legendary Afrobeat singer, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, has issued a disclaimer against the All Progressive Congress, APC, for using his song for their social media campaign. Femi Kuti took to Instagram and revealed...

October 21, (THEWILL) - Femi Kuti, the son of Afrobeat legend, Fela Kuti, spoke of his father's bravery in using "music as a weapon", ahead of an immersive exhibition opening at the Paris Philharmonic on Thursday. "Instead of picking up...

October 08, (THEWILL) - The Fela Debates is set to return at the 14th Felabration festival this year. Popular clergy, Bishop Hassan Kukah, will lead dignitaries attending the debate. The symposium series, with the brand name ‘The Fela Debates’, originated in...

September 09, (THEWILL) – Nollywood actress and producer, Osas Ighodaro, has taken time to reflect on her journey in the past ten years. The actress, who was formerly based in America before deciding to relocate to Nigeria 10 years ago,...