He was the musical director for Fela’s band Africa 70, which forged music that was both politically committed and danceable, merging West African styles with American jazz and funk. Allen worked with the bandleader Fela Ransome-Kuti, who became known worldwide simply as Fela. His manager, Eric Trosset, said the cause was an abdominal aortic aneurysm.įrom 1964 to 1978, Mr.
Tony Allen, the drummer who created the steadfast, subtle beat of the Nigerian protest funk known as Afrobeat, died on Thursday in Paris.
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