Tony Allen

Song of the Day: Tony Allen “Cruising”

DJ Ty Hussell offers up his personal remembrances of the great and recently departed Afrobeat drummer, Tony Allen.

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Today we remember the great afrobeat drummer, Tony Allen, who sadly passed away yesterday at the age of 79.

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Jimi Tenor combines world music influences with raw psychedelia on “Manager” from his four-song Cinema Dadaab soundtrack.

The Sol Power All Stars put their remixing touch on a track featuring the father of afrobeat rhythms, via the Chicago Afrobeat Project.

Nigerian drummer extraordinaire, Tony Allen, delivers a sweltering Afrobeat number like no other.

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Pat Thomas, the Ghanaian Afro-Funk legend most known for his work in the 70s, is back at it.