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Tony Allen

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Listen to How Far? (feat. Tony Allen and Skepta) by Gorillaz, see lyrics, music video & more!
How Far? (feat. Tony Allen and Skepta)Gorillaz
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Long Way out of Pain (feat. Tony Allen)John Cale
Listen to Go Back (feat. Damon Albarn) by Tony Allen, see lyrics, music video & more!
Go Back (feat. Damon Albarn)Tony Allen
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Walk Through Fire (feat. Tony Allen)Yannis & The Yaw
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African ManTony Allen
Listen to Love Is A Natural Feeling (2021 Remastered Version) by Tony Allen & The Afro Messengers, see lyrics, music video & more!
Love Is A Natural Feeling (2021 Remastered Version)Tony Allen & The Afro Messengers
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ProgressTony Allen & Africa 70
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Rain Can't Reach Us (feat. Tony Allen)Yannis & The Yaw
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No DiscriminationTony Allen & Africa 70
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No EndTony Allen & Adrian Younge

Latest Release

Listen to LA BOA MEETS TONY ALLEN by Tony Allen & La BOA
ALBUMLA BOA MEETS TONY ALLENTony Allen & La BOA

More albums from Tony Allen

Listen to LA BOA MEETS TONY ALLEN by Tony Allen & La BOA
ALBUMLA BOA MEETS TONY ALLENTony Allen & La BOA
Listen to Africanism by The Last Poets & Tony Allen
ALBUMAfricanismThe Last Poets & Tony Allen
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ALBUMSurprise ChefTony Allen
Listen to Tony Allen JID018 by Tony Allen & Adrian Younge
ALBUMTony Allen JID018Tony Allen & Adrian Younge
Listen to The Solution Is Restless by Joan As Police Woman, Tony Allen & Dave Okumu
ALBUMThe Solution Is RestlessJoan As Police Woman, Tony Allen & Dave Okumu
Listen to Rejoice (Special Edition) by Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela
ALBUMRejoice (Special Edition)Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela
Listen to There Is No End by Tony Allen
ALBUMThere Is No EndTony Allen
Listen to Rejoice by Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela
ALBUMRejoiceTony Allen & Hugh Masekela
Listen to Tomorrow Comes The Harvest by Tony Allen & Jeff Mills
ALBUMTomorrow Comes The HarvestTony Allen & Jeff Mills
Listen to Oto Live Party by Jimi Tenor & Tony Allen
ALBUMOto Live PartyJimi Tenor & Tony Allen
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ALBUMThe SourceTony Allen
Listen to Film of Life by Tony Allen
ALBUMFilm of LifeTony Allen
Listen to Inspiration Information 4 by Jimi Tenor & Tony Allen
ALBUMInspiration Information 4Jimi Tenor & Tony Allen
Listen to Lagos No Shaking by Tony Allen
ALBUMLagos No ShakingTony Allen
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ALBUMLiveTony Allen
Listen to HomeCooking (Bonus Track) by Tony Allen
ALBUMHomeCooking (Bonus Track)Tony Allen
Listen to Psyco On da Bus by Cesar Anot, Doctor L, Jean Phi Dary, Jeff Kellner & Tony Allen
ALBUMPsyco On da BusCesar Anot, Doctor L, Jean Phi Dary, Jeff Kellner & Tony Allen
Listen to Nepa (Never Expect Power Always) by Tony Allen
ALBUMNepa (Never Expect Power Always)Tony Allen
Listen to No Discrimination For Lagos (2021 Remastered Version) by Tony Allen & The Afro Messengers
ALBUMNo Discrimination For Lagos (2021 Remastered Version)Tony Allen & The Afro Messengers
Listen to No Accommodation for Lagos - No Discrimination by Tony Allen & Africa 70
ALBUMNo Accommodation for Lagos - No DiscriminationTony Allen & Africa 70
Listen to Progress, Jealousy by Tony Allen & Africa 70
ALBUMProgress, JealousyTony Allen & Africa 70

Tony Allen's Popular Music Videos

Watch Get My Bearings (feat. Damon Albarn) music video by Joan As Police Woman, Tony Allen & Dave Okumu
Get My Bearings (feat. Damon Albarn)
Joan As Police Woman, Tony Allen & Dave Okumu
Watch Wolf Eats Wolf music video by Tony Allen
Wolf Eats Wolf
Tony Allen
Watch Walk Through Fire (feat. Tony Allen) music video by Yannis & The Yaw
Walk Through Fire (feat. Tony Allen)
Yannis & The Yaw
Watch We've Landed (Radio Edit) music video by Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela
We've Landed (Radio Edit)
Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela

Artist Playlists

Tony Allen Essentials
Tony Allen Essentials
The late Afrobeat co-creator and drummer was a restless experimenter.
Tony Allen Essentials

About Tony Allen

Artist Biography

As the drummer for Fela Kuti’s groundbreaking Africa 70 band, Tony Allen was one of the prime architects of Afrobeat. Born in Lagos, Nigeria, in 1940, he learned drums as a teenager and forged a style equally informed by bebop and African styles like highlife and juju. Allen began playing a jazz/highlife hybrid with Fela in the ’60s, and by the end of the decade they began fusing those elements with funk, as Allen’s driving, polyrhythmic approach became a key element of the blossoming Afrobeat sound. Allen remained Fela’s key collaborator throughout the ’70s, shaking up the African music scene (and generating an international buzz) on a long string of classic albums including He Miss Road, Yellow Fever, Shuffering and Shmiling, and many more. He kicked off his solo career with 1975’s Jealousy, offering a variation on the Africa 70 sound. Allen left Fela’s band by decade’s end, going on to work with King Sunny Ade, Manu Dibango, and others. In the 2000s, he played in a pair of supergroups alongside Blur’s Damon Albarn: The Good, the Bad & the Queen (also including Clash bassist Paul Simonon) and Rocket Juice & The Moon (featuring Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea). Allen died at 79 in 2020, leaving behind an unimpeachable legacy as a globally revered rhythmic innovator.
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Lagos, Nigeria
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The Good, the Bad & the Queen
Pop
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Rocket Juice & The Moon
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Psyco On da Bus
Electronic

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