The Recording Academy has announced that Nigerian music legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti will posthumously receive a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, making him the first African artist to earn the honour. The Lifetime Achievement Award was first introduced in 1963 and has never been awarded to an African musician. Fela Kuti’s son, Seun Kuti, welcomed the recognition, describing it as a long-overdue acknowledgment of his father’s influence. This year’s Lifetime Achievement Award recipients also include Carlos Santana, Chaka Khan, and Paul Simon. Members of Fela Kuti’s family and close associates are expected to attend the ceremony to receive the award on his behalf.