When the Recording Academy awarded Fela Anikulapo Kuti a posthumous Lifetime Achievement Grammy, it was widely celebrated and rightly so. Fela was not just a musician; he was a movement.

Through Afrobeat, he challenged power, confronted injustice, and gave voice to African resistance.
The award was a recognition of his global influence. But it also raises an important question: Did African music need Western validation to be great?

Our guests this morning will be responding to this question and the conversation about African music, global recognition, and what validation truly means.

We do have Dotun Roy, Founder/Creative Director, Dotun Roy Media. We also have Fidel Oseghale, News Manager and music analyst.