Watch one of pioneering afrobeat drummer Tony Allen’s final shows, in full

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He was considered one of the world’s best and greatest drummers. Yes, we are talking about Tony Allen. The legendary Nigerian drummer who also co-founded the popular Afrobeat genre breathed his last on Wednesday evening. He was 79 and died of a heart attack in Paris as revealed by his manager Eric Trosset which also clarifies his death has no link to Coronavirus. Tony had collaborated with another noted musician Fela Kuti and was a part of the latter’s band Africa ’70.

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.

Tony Allen, a celebrated innovator of the Afrobeat genre, died on Thursday (April 30) in Paris. He was 79 years old.

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