Tony Allen, one of the co-founders of Afrobeat, a genre that went on to define even more than five generations after it was formed, is often remembered for his time as a drummer for Nigerian great ...

Legendary Nigerian drummer Tony Allen, who created afrobeat along with his old bandmate Fela Kuti, died suddenly at the age of 79 in Paris on Thursday, his manager told AFP. "We don't know the exact ...

Afrobeat singer Femi Kuti has disputed claims that Tony Allen co-pioneered Afrobeats with his father Fela Kuti. According to Femi, in a video, Fela was a multi-instrumentalist and composer who created ...

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