Grammy Award Statues at the 16th Latin GRAMMY Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on November 19, 2015, in Las Vegas, NV *Kenya has taken a bold step to elevate African music by securing the rights ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Three decades after his death, the “father of Afrobeat” Fela Kuti has made history by becoming the first African to get a Lifetime ...

All Africa Music Awards is a pan-African music award ceremony with a 23.9-carat gold-plated trophy. In partnership with the African Union Commission, AUC, AFRIMA will be rewarding excellence in the ...

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Fela Kuti became the first African to be awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy at the Grammys Special Merit Awards. He was honored posthumously on ...

On December 19, the first African musician ever awarded a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award was announced. The honor goes to Fela Kuti, the Afrobeat pioneer and activist who died in 1997. He joins an ...

The 9th edition of the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) is currently underway in Lagos, Nigeria, celebrating the continent’s vibrant music scene and rich cultural heritage. The festival kicked off ...