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Tony Allen
Born in Lagos, Nigeria on July 20th, 1940, Tony Allen was a versatile drummer
known as one of the pioneers of afrobeat music, which mixes jazz with African
rhythms and a cross beat. Over many years he performed and recorded with Fela
Ransome Kuti and his band Afrika 70 and later worked with British rocker Damon
Albarn on his The Good, the Bad & the Queen project. He started on percussion as
a teenager and played in his hometown with the highlife band Dr Victor Olaiya
and the Cool Cats, Agu Norris and the Heatwaves, The Nigerian Messengers and The
Melody Makers. He met Kuti in an ...
Rain Can't Reach UsYannis & the Yaw, Tony Allen and Yannis
How Far?Gorillaz, Tony Allen and Skepta
CosmosisSkepta, Tony Allen and Ben Okri
Stumbling DownTony Allen and Sampa The Great
Song For WestmeathTony Allen
Jakelewah
Tony Allen and TyRain Can't Reach UsYannis & the Yaw, Tony Allen and Yannis
Lagos Paris London
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How Far?Gorillaz, Tony Allen and Skepta
Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez
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CosmosisSkepta, Tony Allen and Ben Okri
There Is No End
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Stumbling DownTony Allen and Sampa The Great
There Is No End
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Song For WestmeathTony Allen
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Jakelewah
Tony Allen and TyHomeCooking
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