Artist
Tony Allen
- Tracks on RLJR
- 12
- Total plays
- 76
- Last.fm listeners
- 297,785
Tony Allen (born Tony Oladipo Allen in Lagos, Nigeria on 12 August 1940; died 30 April 2020 in Paris) was a Nigerian drummer, composer, and songwriter who lived and worked in Paris, France. Allen was the drummer and musical director of Fela Kuti's band Fela Anikulapo Kuti & Africa 70 from 1968 to 1979, and was one of the primary co-founders of the genre of Afrobeat music. Of mixed Nigerian and Ghanaian parentage, Allen taught himself to play drums by listening to records made by the American jazz drummers Art Blakey and Max Roach.
In rotation
Never (Lagos Never Gonna Be The Same)
FROM Rejoice | 2021 | Afrobeat
Secret Agent
Woman to Man feat. Ty
FROM Crazy Afrobeat | 2016 | Afrobeat
Ariya (Psychejuju Mix)
FROM Crazy Afrobeat | 2016 | Afrobeat
What's Your Fashion feat. Eska
FROM Crazy Afrobeat | 2016 | Afrobeat
Eparapo
FROM HomeCooking | 2002 | Afrobeat
Home Cooking
FROM HomeCooking | 2002 | Afrobeat
After Hours Jump
FROM Afrobeat Makers (Tony Allen Rhythms Revisited) | 2012 | Afrobeat
Calling feat Mary & Norman
FROM HomeCooking | 2002 | Afrobeat
Crazy Afrobeat
FROM HomeCooking | 2002 | Afrobeat
Go Back (feat. Damon Albarn)
The Same Blood
FROM Afrobeat ...No Go Die! | Afrobeat
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- Woman to Man feat. Ty8 May
- Secret Agent7 May
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- Never (Lagos Never Gonna Be The Same) (Cool Cats Mix) feat Hugh Masekela5 May
- Never (Lagos Never Gonna Be The Same) (Cool Cats Mix) feat Hugh Masekela4 May
- Cosmos ft. Skepta, Ben Okri4 May
- Woman to Man feat. Ty4 May
- Never (Lagos Never Gonna Be The Same) (Cool Cats Mix) feat Hugh Masekela3 May
- Never (Lagos Never Gonna Be The Same) (Cool Cats Mix) feat Hugh Masekela2 May
- Ariya (Psychejuju Mix)1 May