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Special Merit Grammy for 'King of Afrobeat' Fela Kuti | DW News
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3:22Now PlayingThe late Nigerian musician and Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Kuti, has become the first African to receive a Lifetime Achievement Grammy award. Kuti was recognized almost thirty years after his death. Other recipients this year include Whitney Houston, Chaka Khan, Cher, and Paul Simon. DW's West Africa Correspondent, Azeezat Olaoluwa, visited Kuti's family to find out more about their father's legacy.
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