Search results
Tony Oladipo Allen (20 July 1940 – 30 April 2020) was a Nigerian and French drummer, composer, and songwriter who lived and worked in Paris, France. Allen was the drummer and musical director of Fela Kuti's band Africa '70 from 1968 to 1979, and was one of the founders of the Afrobeat genre.
Tony Allen. Anthony Allen (born January 11, 1982), nicknamed " the Grindfather," is an American former professional basketball player who played for 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), primarily for the Boston Celtics and Memphis Grizzlies. He is a six-time member on the NBA All-Defensive Team, including three first-team ...
Tony Allen. Anthony Allen Twitter: aa000G9 (The Grindfather, Trick or Treat Tony, Gucci) Position: Shooting Guard, Small Forward, and Point Guard Shoots: Right 6-4, 213lb (193cm, 96kg) . Born: January 11, 1982 in Chicago, Illinois us Colleges: Butler County Community College, Oklahoma State High School: Crane Technical Preparatory in Chicago, Illinois
May 1, 2020 · Allen's career and life story were documented in his 2013 autobiography Tony Allen: Master Drummer of Afrobeat. Allen, who was born in Lagos in 1940, taught himself how to play drums when he was 18.
Official channel of Tony Allen, the master drummer of afrobeat ...Official WebSite : http://www.tonyallenafrobeat.comInstagram @allencodrum
May 1, 2020 · “Without Tony Allen,” Kuti himself famously said, “there would be no Afrobeat.” Allen, who died of an aortic aneurysm in Paris Thursday at age 79, was a different kind of revolutionary.
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...
Apr 30, 2020 · Tony Allen, the pioneering drummer who helped define Afrobeat during his tenure with Fela Kuti, died Thursday evening. He was 79. Allen’s manager, Eric Trosser, confirmed the musician’s death ...
Tony Allen, the man who created Afrobeat alongside Fela Kuti, is often described as one of the greatest drummers who ever lived, thanks to his incredible pol...
Tony Oladipo Allen 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 Africa '70 from 1968 to 1979, and was one of the founders of the Afrobeat genre.
