Tony Allen

Essay
Tony Allen 1940–2020
May 2020

“The truth is that Tony could keep better time than any drum machine, but his emigration to Europe coincided with the increasing mechanisation of dance music.” Allen’s biographer and some time musical collaborator Michael Veal traces the ever evolving work of the heart-steady Afrobeat drummer
Interview
How pedals and hi-hats revolutionised Afrobeat. Tony Allen tells all to Francis Gooding
February 2016

Tony Allen talks about his and Fela Kuti’s early group Koola Lobitos, four-limbed drumming, the necessity of hi-hats to Afrobeat, his favourite jazz drummers, and how Black Panther Sandra Isidore politicised Fela. Interview by Francis Gooding, February 2016
News
Tony Allen, Damon Albarn and Flea collaborate for Honest Jon's release
Tony Allen, Damon Albarn and Flea collaborate for Honest Jon's release

Honest Jon's is releasing Rocket Juice & The Moon, a collaborative project between Tony Allen, Damon Albarn and Flea. The self titled record...
News
Tony Allen Hits Cargo
Tony Allen Hits Cargo

The afro-beat superstar plays London...

Issue 224
October 2002
