Latest Release
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- JUL 14, 2023
- 7 Songs
- Film of Life · 2014
- Progress, Jealousy · 1979
- Film of Life · 2014
- The Solution Is Restless · 2021
- Tony Allen JID018 · 2023
- Secret Agent · 2009
- No Accommodation for Lagos - No Discrimination · 1979
- Progress, Jealousy · 1979
- Tony Allen JID018 · 2023
- A Tribute To Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers - EP · 2017
Music Videos
Artist Playlists
- The late Afrobeat co-creator and drummer was a restless experimenter.
Compilations
- New Cool Collective
- Keleketla!, Coldcut & Soundz of the South
About Tony Allen
Nigerian drummer Tony Allen was, alongside Fela Kuti, one of the co-creators of Afrobeat. After spending his early career playing in highlife dance bands, he began a long association with Kuti in 1965. Together they crafted the explosive dance- and improvisation-oriented Afrobeat style. After their partnership ended, Allen successfully led his own bands, weaving Afrobeat into musical genres ranging from jazz, makossa, and hip-hop to R&B and dub on recordings such as 1979's No Discrimination, 1999's Black Voices, and 2017's The Source. During his long career, he collaborated with a wide and diverse cast of musicians including Grace Jones, Oumou Sangaré, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Hugh Masekela, and Damon Albarn in the Good, the Bad & the Queen. Posthumous releases like Allen's 2023's Jazz Is Dead entry JID018 give evidence of his range and influence.
- HOMETOWN
- Lagos, Nigeria
- BORN
- August 12, 1940
- GENRE
- Worldwide