Late Nigerian music legend Fela Kuti has been inducted into the 2025 Grammy Hall of Fame for his iconic 1976 album Zombie.

Femi Kuti, a multiple Grammy-nominated artist and son of late Afrobeats’ pioneer, Fela Kuti, has refuted the claims that the late legendary drummer, Tony Allen co-pioneered the genre with his ...

Fela Kuti, who died of HIV/AIDS-related complications in 1997, is one of a number of subjects Red Hot has spotlighted in an effort to destigmatize the conversation around the epidemic.

Fela Kuti penned Beasts of No Nation after time spent in prison – it has become a song, and album, that still inspires many in Nigeria today, writes Ernest Nweke.

Fela Kuti was a Nigerian bandleader who pioneered Afrobeat as instrument of change. His son brings his late father's band, Egypt 80, to MIM in Arizona.

Fela Kuti created his own myth, and his fans did the rest. Today his music and politics are as relevant as they were before his death in 1997. Fela Kuti is more famous today than ever – what’s ...

The Fela Kuti estate signed with WME Legends for legacy management of the Afrobeat star, with the goal of growing his profile with a new generation.

Fela Kuti Ian Dickson/Redferns WME has signed the Estate of Nigerian bandleader, composer, political activist and Afrobeat creator Fela Kuti for management worldwide under its WME Legends division.

Femi Kuti, a multiple Grammy-nominated artist and son of late Afrobeats’ pioneer, Fela Kuti, has refuted the claims that the late legendary drummer, Tony Allen co-pioneered the genre with his ...