Stereogum — Earlier this year, acclaimed Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen shared “Go Back,” a warm ballad featuring guest vocals from long-time collaborator Damon Albarn. Now there’s a video to go along with the song, and it’s a beautiful and evocative portra... more info

Nialler9 — The songs: Jessie Ware – ‘Tough Love’ (Cyril Hahn remix) Real Lies – ‘North Circular’ Juce! – ‘Burning Up’ letthemusicplay – ‘Our Town’ feat. Kate Tempest Reid – ‘Fractures’ featuring Slow Skies Death From Above 1979 �... more info

NME — The track features on the Afro-beat drummer's fifth solo album 'Film Of Life' more info

Stereogum — Tony Allen made his name as the drummer for Fela Kuti’s band Africa 70, with whom he more or less created the entire Afrobeat genre. He’s played with a ton of other luminaries since then, including King Sunny Ade, Sébastien Tellier, and the Damo... more info

XLR8R — Next month, Detroit techno maven Theo Parrish will launch a new label endeavor with a collaborative 12" featuring himself and iconic afrobeat drummer Tony Allen. read more more info

XLR8R — Although last year's Dimensions Festival left XLR8R feeling somewhat underwhelmed with the Croatian festival experience, the Outlook Festival team—who also organized last year's event—has just announced the 2013 edition of Dimensions an... more info

Guardian Music — Former Beatle is awarded the French Legion of Honour, then takes train to London for show with the Africa Express collectiveSir Paul McCartney joined over 80 musicians from Africa and the UK and the US at a concert in London on Saturday night, perfor... more info

Guardian Music — My week of making music with a whole world of musiciansDay 1Walking into the first rehearsal I didn't realise this was really the start of my "favourite week ever'' (which, if my wife asks, was our honeymoon). I managed to miss the train's departure ... more info

Guardian Music — The Ritz, ManchesterBy the time the train arrived in Manchester at 5.50pm on Wednesday – a collective of more than 80 musicians on board their own specially chartered vehicle – one anxiety was that the evening's show would be too slick an affair.... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Opera House, LondonYinka Shonibare, curator of this year's Deloitte Ignite weekend at the Royal Opera House, is an artist who works with provocative, deliberately anachronistic juxtapositions. His Diary of a Victorian Dandy inserts an African m... more info