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- Tony Allen - The Beat That Made The Earth Stand Still
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Tony Allen
Comet, Paris, France
Fela once said that without Tony Allen, he'd need four drummers at once. Of course, the style we know as afrobeat wouldn't sound anything like it without Tony Allen. A true intuitive pioneer, Mr Allen managed to mix the brevity and snap of jazz drumming by the likes of Art Blakey, Max Roach, and Guy Warren, with the deep extended forms of African rhythms from highlife, yoruba, and Ghana. The musical conversation between Clyde Stubblefield, Jabo Starks and Tony Allen is still being felt today, having influenced practically every new genre of dance music the '70s onwards. Still flipping poly-rhythms today, Tony works with artists like TY and Damon Albarn, as well as inspiring remixes of his music from producers like Carl Craig and Waajeed. The original Mr Up Side Down.
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