News
Lagos Paris London EP Due Out August 30 via Transgressive and Credited to Yannis & The Yaw
Apr 17, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Foals frontman Yannis Philippakis has announced a new EP he recorded with the late Afrobeat legend Tony Allen and has shared its first single, “Walk Through Fire.” The Lagos Paris London EP is credited to Yannis & The Yaw and is due out via Transgressive. More
The Solution is Restless Due Out November 5 via PIAS
Sep 16, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Joan As Police Woman (aka Joan Wasser) has shared a video for a new single titled “Geometry of You.” It is the latest release from her forthcoming studio album alongside the late Tony Allen and Dave Okumu (of The Invisible), The Solution is Restless, which will be out on November 5 via PIAS. More
Knopperz Due Out September 24 via Transgressive
Sep 02, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Dave Okumu, singer/guitarist with London three-piece The Invisible, is releasing his debut solo album, Knopperz, on September 24 via Transgressive. Now he has shared another song from it, “Son of Emmerson.” More
Plus Tony Allen, Ryley Walker, Sophia Kennedy, Everything Everything, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Mar 12, 2021
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the ninth Songs of the Week of 2021. President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill was signed into law by the president yesterday and many Americans will soon be receiving new $1400 stimulus checks, as well as other relief. More
There Is No End Due Out April 30 via Blue Note
Mar 12, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Afrobeat legend Tony Allen passed away last year and now a new posthumous album from Allen, There Is No End, has been announced. Its first single, “Cosmosis” (which features Skepta and Ben Okri) has been shared. More
The Song Also Features Skepta
May 04, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Over the weekend Damon Albarn’s virtual band Gorillaz shared a new song, “How Far?” It features Afrobeat legend Tony Allen, who died late last week, which is why Gorillaz shared the song now, as a tribute to the drummer and Fela Kuti collaborator. More
Reviews
Apr 28, 2021
By Dustin Krcatovich
Had legendary Nigerian drummer Tony Allen spent the last years of his life cementing his legacy as an architect of Afrobeat, one would have been hard put to blame him. More
Sep 25, 2017
By Dustin Krcatovich
Drummer Tony Allen has already gifted the world at least one lifetime’s worth of rhythmic innovation, working both solo and with legendary collaborator Fela Kuti to alchemize the sinewy, slithering grooves of Afrobeat. More
Oct 31, 2014
By Billy Hamilton
For a man in his mid-‘70s, Tony Allen still has a hell of a lot of reach. In recent years, the legendary Nigerian sticksman-once hailed as the best drummer in the world by Brian Eno-has imparted his Afrobeat influence over artists as diverse as Sébastien Tellier, Charlotte Gainsbourg, and Flea. More
