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 Damon Albarn-fronted supergroups the Good, The Bad, & The Queen, and Rocket [...]
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 l... more info