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  1. Church Of Sound unveil ‘Never (Lagos Never Gonna Be The Same)’ from Tony Allen’s last live performance

    castthedice.org/?p=33359

    #TonyAllen #ChurchOfSound

  2. Tony Allen – Afrobeat Revolution

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    The Afrobeat Revolution started in Lagos at the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation in 1963 when Tony Allen met Fela Kuti.

    Allen was working as studio engineer at the time and Kuti had been hired as a disc jockey with his own jazz request programme.

    The Nigerian drummer Tony Allen is credited with creating Afrobeat along with […]

    #FelaKuti #FullAlbum #Nigeria #TonyAllen #AfroBeat

  3. Tony Allen – The Source

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    Tony Allen passed away on April 30th 2020 in Paris, at the age of 79.

    Born in Lagos in 1940, Tony Oladipo Allen was a hugely influential musical figure, most notably as the defining rhythmic engine of Fela Kuti’s Africa 70.
    In 2017, he released 2 albums via Blue Note, a tribute EP to Art Blakey and […]

    #FullAlbum #Jazz #Nigeria #TonyAllen

  4. Tony Allen – Tribute to Art Blakey (Live)

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    Tony Allen’s EP A Tribute to Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers paid homage to the American jazz drummer, who he named as one of his earliest musical influences.
    The album was released on Blue Note Records in 2017.

    Recorded live in Paris with a seven-piece band, A Tribute to Art Blakey features four of the […]

    #Jazz #LiveMusic #Nigeria #TonyAllen #AfroJazz #ArtBlakey

  5. Fela Kuti tribute album – RED HOT + FELA

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    Fela Kuti unexpectedly passed away from complications brought on by the AIDS virus in 1997. Red Hot released a tribute album in 2013.

    Following the success of Red Hot + Riot [in 2002], and the ongoing need to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS in sub saharan Africa, Red Hot did another Fela Kuti project, with a […]

    #AIDS #AngéliqueKidjo #Cover #FelaKuti #TonyAllen #AfroBeat #Rap #HipHop

  6. Nu Afrobeat Experience

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    The sounds of modern Afrobeat with “Nu Afrobeat Experience (Ultimate Afro-Funk Dance Grooves)” in 2002. Most of these artists stick to the basic blueprint created by Fela Kuti, but with more modern production. Others add varying degrees of other musical influences, like Tony Allen’s incorporation of HipHop or Jagunlabi’s Afrohouse dance sound [...]

    #AfroFunk #AfroHouse #Compilation #Jazz #Remixed #TonyAllen #AfroBeat

  7. Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela – Rejoice

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    When Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela met in the 70s, during Apartheid, they talked about recording together. They had to wait till 2010 to work together in the UK, but the sessions were unfortunately archived. Finally, Rejoice has been released.

    After Masekela passed away in 2018, the value of these recordings [...]

    #FullAlbum #HughMasekela #Jazz #Nigeria #Remixed #SouthAfrica #TonyAllen

  8. “Don’t look like you spent a second in the gym” – Stephen A. Smith thinks Ja Morant’s lack of work ethic is the reason for fall from stardom

    Ja Morant entered the NBA with much fanfare. Picked second overall in the 2019 NBA Draft by the Memphis…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #NBA #2019NBADraft #JaMorant #MemphisGrizzlies #Sports #StephenA.Smith #TheGrizzlies #TonyAllen #ZachRandolph
    newsbeep.com/us/634839/

  9. Oumou Sangare – Kamelemba

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    Kamelemba is the second single, and probably the most interesting track, IMHO, from Sangare’s 5th album, Mogoya, in 2017. (See also the remixed versions)

    After an eight year break from recording, Oumou returned with a more modernised sound on Mogoya (on the No Format label) in 2017. This was followed by extensive touring around the […]

    #Mali #OumouSangaré #TonyAllen

  10. Cerrone’s Funk Makossa Feat. Manu Dibango

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    Funk Makossa is from Cerrone’s “Afro” album in 2016, that includes 3 tracks (one with Tony Allen and a second one featuring Manu Dibango) + 3 remixes.

    #Makossa #ManuDibango #Remixed #TonyAllen

  11. Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela – Lagos Never Gonna Be The Same

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    “Never (Lagos Never Gonna Be The Same)” is a single taken from Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela’s very special collaboration “Rejoice“. In this track, Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela pay tribute to Fela Kuti.

    #HughMasekela #Jazz #Nigeria #SouthAfrica #TonyAllen #AfroBeat

  12. the usual Cerys Matthews content

    2025-09-28 1000-1300

    Jeff Mills & Craig Charles: From Techno to Poetry
    Cerys Matthews

    Cerys Matthews welcomes Detroit techno pioneer Jeff Mills to discuss Tomorrow Comes The Harvest, the improvisational project he began with Afrobeat legend Tony Allen, now continuing with Jean-Philippe Dary and tabla virtuoso Prabhu Edouard. Mills reflects on the spirit of spontaneity behind their new single “The Happening” and the forthcoming album Forbidden Planet, due early 2026.

    Also in the show, Cerys is joined by Craig Charles to celebrate 6 Music’s Way With Words - a week of programming marking National Poetry Day. Craig shares his passion for spoken word, poetry, and lyrical storytelling, with special guests and performances from across the UK’s vibrant poetry scene.

    Plus, a voice note from jazz legend Charles Lloyd, who reflects on his Choctaw heritage and pays tribute to Duke Ellington, ahead of the release of his new double album Figure In Blue.

    Produced by BBC Audio for BBC Radio 6 Music

    #BBC6Music #CerysMatthews #CraigCharles
    #CraigCharlesFunkAndSoul #CraigCharlesPoetry
    #TonyAllen #Afrobeat #Jazz #FolkMusic

    bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002jvfb

  13. Tony Allen – Film of Life

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    “For his tenth album [‘Film Of Life’ in 2014], the human metronome of afrobeat has pulled out all the stops.“
    At his side are The Jazzbastards, a trio of producers at the cutting edge of contemporary sound, and fellow world-class musicians, including Damon Albarn, who […]

    #Jazz #Nigeria #TonyAllen #AfroBeat

  14. Här är något ni kanske finner nöje i:

    En konsert med Sofi Hellborg, Timbuktu och Tony Allen som sändes för snart 20 år sedan på Svt.

    youtu.be/4bvvzDSLpLY

    Hoppas ni får en fin fredag.

    #sofihellborg #timbuktu #tonyallen #kulturmejeriet #fredag #konsert

  15. Afro-Haitian Experimental Orchestra - A•H•E•O #vinyl @vinylrecords #beats #drummer #TonyAllen #Afrobeat #NowPlaying

    One of many cool collaborations from the great Tony Allen

  16. Today's #SongOfTheDay is "Go Back" by the late great Tony Allen (Fela Kuti's drummer) featuring Damon Albarn (blur, gorillaz). Beautiful, melancholy. Knock knock.

    Listen at thepropagandasite.com

    #tPsSotD #SOTD #NowPlaying #music #musicdiscovery #TonyAllen #DamonAlbarn

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