Artiste · Nigeria

Tony Allen

Nigerian-born drummer and composer

Depuis 1940 · Séparé en 2020

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Ses dates ailleurs : Songkick

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Anthony Allen, dit Tony Allen, né le 20 juillet 1940 à Lagos (Nigeria) et mort le 30 avril 2020 à Paris (France), est un batteur, auteur-compositeur nigérian naturalisé français en 1998.

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Tony Oladipo Allen (20 July 1940 – 30 April 2020) was a Nigerian drummer, composer, and songwriter. 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 Afrobeat genre.

Fela once stated that "without Tony Allen, there would be no Afrobeat". He was described by Brian Eno as "perhaps the greatest drummer who has ever lived".

Later in life, Allen collaborated with Damon Albarn on several projects, including the Good, the Bad & the Queen and Rocket Juice & the Moon, as well as on Yannis & the Yaw with Yannis Philippakis.

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