Tony Oladipo Allen (20 July 1940 – 30 April 2020) was a Nigerian and French drummer, composer, and songwriter who lived and worked in Paris, France.
The drummer and unofficial music director of the late Fela Kuti's band, Africa 70, from 1968 until 1979, Tony Allen (born Tony Oladipo Allen) helped create ...
May 2, 2020 · Tony Allen, the drummer who created the steadfast, subtle beat of the Nigerian protest funk known as Afrobeat, died on Thursday in Paris.
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The drummer and unofficial music director of the late Fela Kuti's band Africa 70 from 1968 until 1979, Tony Allen was a co-creator of Afrobeat and the ...
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Tony Allen
Nigerian drummer and composer
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Tony Oladipo Allen was a Nigerian and French drummer, composer, and songwriter who lived and worked in Paris, France. Allen was the drummer and musical director of Fela Kuti's band Africa '70 from 1968 to 1979, and was one of the founders of the... Wikipedia
Born: July 20, 1940, Lagos, Nigeria
Died: April 30, 2020 (age 79 years), European Hospital Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
Spouse: Sylvie Nicollet (m. 1987–2020)
Music groups: The Good, the Bad & the Queen (2006 – 2019), Rocket Juice & the Moon (Since 2008), and Africanism
Genre: Pop
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Tony Oladipo Allen was a Nigerian drummer, composer, and songwriter who lived and worked in Paris, France. Allen was the drummer and musical director of ...
Two musicians at opposite ends of their journeys meeting somewhere in the abstract middle, somewhere in this terrible gyre to summon some energy to make ...
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Tony Allen, a major African musician and world-class drum-set player, was born in Lagos, Nigeria, in 1940 and has lived in Paris since 1985. Allen is best ...
Jul 30, 2023 · Seeing the influence that Afrobeat was beginning to have over Western pop music and worldwide funk and soul, Allen began to reach out to ...