Tony Allen - Afrobeat Revolution '2020

Tracks list

Tony Oladipo Allen, who was born in Lagos in 1940, never played a traditional
instrument: right from the beginning, his interest was for a distant relative of
the ancestral percussion family, namely, the drum kit. He taught himself,
serving his apprenticeship while working as a technician for Nigerian national
radio, all the time listening to records by American masters such as Art Blakey,
Max Roach and Kenny Clarke, the eminent drummers of the bebop and hard bop eras.
His life changed totally in 1964 when he made the acquaintance of Fela Kuti,
whom he would accompany for the next 15 years, first with Felas Koola Lobitos,
an emblematic highlife band that was a model for all modern African music
groups, and then when Fela led Africa 70, for which he developed a new music
language: Afrobeat, which combined Yoruba rhythms and funk instruments with
themes of revolution. Alongside Fela, Tony recorded some 20 albums and put his
rhythm-signature to each of them. From then on, Afrobeat would propel a career
that saw him pursue his own projects while collaborating with everyone from
Oumou Sangare to Damon Albarn (in The Good, The Bad & The Queen).

Tracklisting:
01. Tony Allen, Africa 70 - Afrodisco Beat (11:57)
02. Tony Allen - Dont Fight (9:07)
03. Tony Allen - Asiko (In a Silent Mix) (9:29)
04. Tony Allen - The Same Blood (NIT Remix) (6:01)
05. Tony Allen - Ariya (Psychejuju Mix) (7:02)
06. Tony Allen - Nepa (Dance Dub) (7:41)
07. Tony Allen, Damon Albarn, Ty - Every Season (4:07)
08. Tony Allen - Afrobeat Jam (2:11)
09. Tony Allen, Theo Parrish, Eska, Andrew Ashong - Day Like This (Rework)
(3:36)
10. Tony Allen - Kindness (5:20)
11. Tony Allen, Aboyomy Afrobeat Orquestra, BNegão - Meus Filhos (Afrobeat
Rework) (10:08)
12. Tony Allen, Doctor L, Jean Phi Dary, Jeff Kellner, César Anot - Time to
Take a Reste Suite, Pt. 1 (3:17)
13. Tony Allen, Doctor L, Jean Phi Dary, Jeff Kellner, César Anot - Time to
Take a Reste Suite, Pt. 2 (8:07)
14. Tony Allen, Doctor L, Jean Phi Dary, Jeff Kellner, César Anot - Time to
Take a Reste Suite, Pt. 3 (3:54)

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