The award  was received by his children, Yeni, Femi, and Kunle, at the 2026 Special Merit Awards held  in Los Angeles on Saturday night before the main Grammys ceremony.

Thirty years after his death, Nigerian Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti is set to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s Grammys. He’ll be the first African to achieve the honour since the award was introduced in 1963.