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Country / Nigeria
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Time Span / 1940 – 2020
Influenced By (6)
Influence On (4)
Genres
Funk / Soul
Electronic
Folk, World, & Country
Jazz
Styles
Afrobeat
African
Funk
House
Future Jazz
Downtempo
Jazz-Funk
Indie Rock
Dub
Disco
Deep House
Chanson
Alternative Rock
Highlife
Fusion
Trip Hop
Pop Rock
Electro
Aliases
Tony Allen
Tony Oladipo Allen (20 July 1940 – 30 April 2020) was a Nigerian-Ghanaian 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 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 Gorillaz, the Good, the Bad & the Queen and Rocket Juice & the Moon. Continue reading on Wikipedia
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