Nigerian legendary Afrobeats maestro, Femi Kuti has been nominated for the 56th Grammy Awards at the Nomination Live concert which was held yesterday at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angelos.
The legendary icon will lock horns with likes of Gipsy Kings, Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Ravi Shankar as they all geared up for ‘Best World Music Album’
The nomination list was lead by Jay Z with nine nominations under his belt with Kenderick Lamar, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Justin Timberlake and Pharrell Williams gaining seven nods each.
The Grammy Awards will air live on CBS from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Jan, 26 2014.
We hope this time around legendary music icon, Femi Kuti brings the award to Africa.