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The
Nigerian musician Fela Kuti has been awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammys. He becomes the
African to be given the award. It is presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognise
achievements in music. Kuti died in 1997, but he left behind an
legacy. Kuti's daughter, Yeni, told Al Jazeera that the award was "better
than never". She said "we still have a
to go" to recognise
from Africa. She added her father didn't care about awards. She said: "He played music because he loved music. It was to be acknowledged by his people - by
beings, by
artists - that made him
."
