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Pioneering Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen has died, aged 79

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The legendary percussionist is considered a co-founder of the Afrobeat genre Pioneering Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen has died in Paris, France, aged 79, his manager Eric Trosset confirmed today (May 1).

Born in Lagos in 1940, the Nigerian artist is best known for his work with multi-instrumentalist and bandleader Fela Kuti, serving as drummer and musical director of Kuti’s Africa ’70 band from 1968 until his departure from the group in 1979.

Throughout his tenure, Allen performed on essential albums like 1975’s ‘Expensive Shit’ and ‘Zombie’ in 1976. The cause of Allen’s death is not yet known, but was unrelated to coronavirus, the BBC reports.

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