Artist
Tony Allen
Lagos, Nigeria · 1940 – 2020
Tony Allen is a musician from Lagos, Nigeria, active 1940–2020. Their discography on Gatefold includes 13 records. They also recorded with The Good, the Bad & the Queen and Rocket Juice & the Moon.
16
Albums tracked
50
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1940
Since
Biography
Nigerian drummer, composer, and songwriter who lived and worked in Courbevoie, France.
Born: 20 July 1940 in Lagos, Nigeria.
Died: 30 April 2020 in Paris, France (aged 79).
Allen began working as a studio engineer. He played drums for Fela Kuti's Africa 70 and Egypt 80 organisations, pioneering the unique beat and vibe of Afrobeat music which combines polyrhythmic influences of Africa with the breakbeats and extended jams of the American funk and R&B, which reached Nigeria in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Allen released solo afrobeat and psychedelic funk albums on his own, and is notable for his contributions to the supergroup Psyco On Da Bus, amongst others.
Bio from Discogs
Tony Allen — solo
Their records — most-collected first.
The Good, the Bad & the Queen
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Rocket Juice & the Moon
A project Tony Allen was part of.
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