Afrobeat co founder and legendary drummer Tony Allen dies aged 79 in Paris

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After her 2020 concert dates had to be cancelled due to COVID-19, Taylor Swift decided to release never-seen-before footage from her “City of Lover” concert in Paris.

1. Taylor Swift City of Lover ConcertSpecialTaylor Swift never got a chance to mount a full-scale tour behind last year’s Lover LP (her upcoming summer shows have been postponed due to COVID-19), but the singer managed to stage and film one gig on Sept. 9, 2019, at L’Olympia Theater in Paris. Songs featured in the one-off show include Death by a Thousand Cuts, Cornelia Street and The Man, as well as older hits Red, I Knew You Were Trouble and Blank Space.When: Sunday on ABC

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The series focuses on a jazz musician who runs a club in Paris

Madonna is further explaining her post last week in which she revealed that she tested positive for coronavirus antibodies. The 61-year-old singer posted that she's "not currently sick" but was under the weather while on her tour in Paris about seven weeks ago.

John Legend and Chrissy Teigen refused to let the coronavirus lockdown deprive them of a little French connection over the weekend as they celebrated a pal’s remote birthday bash online.

Idir, an Algerian singer who gave voice to the Berber and Kabyle cultures, has died in Paris. He was 70.Saturday’s (May 2) death of the singer, whose real name was Hamid Cheriet, was confirmed on a post on his official Facebook page that read “we regret to announce the passing of our father (to all), Idir.

The track is Damon Albarn's most recent collaboration with Allen

It’s difficult to exaggerate the scale of Tony Allen’s talent and influence. The Nigerian drummer joined Fela Kuti’s band when the soon-to-be-legendary performer was still impersonating James Brown. Allen introduced the iconic polyrhythms that would define Afrobeat music as much as Fela’s saxophone or outsized personality. He died suddenly from an aneurysm yesterday in Paris, leaving behind a legacy that spans decades, genres, and continents.

LAGOS — Nigerian drummer and composer Tony Allen, who worked closely with musician Fela Kuti as a pioneer of the Afrobeat genre, died in Paris aged 79, his manager said.

Tony Allen, drummer, Fela Kuti collaborator and celebrated innovator of the Afrobeat genre, has died. He was 79.

Recorded live in Pisa in autumn 2019