Fela Kuti, has refuted the claims that the late legendary drummer, Tony Allen co-pioneered the genre with his father. Allen is widely credited by both local and foreign media as a co-pioneer of ...

As Fela Kuti‘s drummer during the 1970s, Tony Allen was at the center of one of the era’s greatest groups. “There was no band like the Africa ’70,” asserts Fela’s son Femi Kuti ...

Tony Allen, who drummed his way out of Lagos, Nigeria, with Fela Kuti to become an architect of the Afrobeat sound, has died. He was 79. Allen’s work on percussion starting in the mid-1960s set ...

In a recent interview, Femi Kuti tagged the claim that Tony Allen assisted Fela in creating Afrobeat as "the biggest lie ever told against his father". "Yes, he was a good drummer, but Fela taught ...

Afrobeat singer Femi Kuti has disputed claims that Tony Allen co-pioneered Afrobeats with his father Fela Kuti. According to Femi, in a video, Fela was a multi-instrumentalist and composer who ...

His career and life story have been documented in his 2013 autobiography Tony Allen: Master Drummer of Afrobeat, co-written with author/musician Michael E. Veal who previously wrote a comprehensive ...

Tony Allen, who drummed his way out of Lagos, Nigeria, with Fela Kuti to become an architect of the Afro-beat sound, has died. Allen’s work on percussion starting in the mid-1960s set in motion ...

and son of the legendary Fela Kuti, has refuted claims that the late ace drummer Tony Allen co-pioneered the Afrobeat genre with his father. Afrobeat was pioneered in the 1960s by Fela ...

Afrobeat icon Femi Kuti speaks on the foundation of Afrobeats Femi Kuti disputes claims that Tony Allen co-created Afrobeat with Fela According to Grammy-nominated Afrobeat icon Femi Kuti ...