BREAKING Tony Allen dead: Afrobeat star dies aged 79 with cause of death unknown

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Gorillaz have shared the fourth song from their Song Machine series. "How Far?" features London grime king Skepta and the iconic Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen, who died last week. The song “was written and recorded with Skepta in London just before lockdown and is being shared immediately as a tribute to the spirit of a great man, Tony Allen,” the band said in a statement to press over the weekend.

By Jordan Moreau

Gorillaz are paying tribute to late Afrobeat pioneer Tony Allen with the release of the band's new song "How Far?""The track was written and recorded with Skepta in London just before lockdown and is being shared immediately as a tribute to the spirit of a great man, Tony Allen," Gorillaz said in a statement Saturday (May 2).Allen, a longtime friend and music collaborator of Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn, is also featured on the track. Allen and Albarn were bandmates in Good, the Bad and the Queen.

The track is Damon Albarn's most recent collaboration with Allen

He was considered one of the world’s best and greatest drummers. Yes, we are talking about Tony Allen. The legendary Nigerian drummer who also co-founded the popular Afrobeat genre breathed his last on Wednesday evening. He was 79 and died of a heart attack in Paris as revealed by his manager Eric Trosset which also clarifies his death has no link to Coronavirus. Tony had collaborated with another noted musician Fela Kuti and was a part of the latter’s band Africa ’70.

It’s difficult to exaggerate the scale of Tony Allen’s talent and influence. The Nigerian drummer joined Fela Kuti’s band when the soon-to-be-legendary performer was still impersonating James Brown. Allen introduced the iconic polyrhythms that would define Afrobeat music as much as Fela’s saxophone or outsized personality. He died suddenly from an aneurysm yesterday in Paris, leaving behind a legacy that spans decades, genres, and continents.

LAGOS — Nigerian drummer and composer Tony Allen, who worked closely with musician Fela Kuti as a pioneer of the Afrobeat genre, died in Paris aged 79, his manager said.

Tony Allen, drummer, Fela Kuti collaborator and celebrated innovator of the Afrobeat genre, has died. He was 79.

The pair made some music together that will "hopefully see the light of day soon"

Recorded live in Pisa in autumn 2019

Pioneering Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen has died at the age of 79 in Paris.

Tony Allen best known for his part in founding the popular musical genre Afrobeat, has died in Paris on Thursday 30 April. He was 79.His manager Eric Trosset confirmed his death to media outlet, France 24.“We don’t know the exact cause of death," he said.“He was in great shape; it was quite sudden.

Pioneering Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen has died at the age of 79.

The legendary percussionist is considered a co-founder of the Afrobeat genre

Influential Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen has reportedly died aged 79.

Tony Allen, a celebrated innovator of the Afrobeat genre, died on Thursday (April 30) in Paris. He was 79 years old.

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