By Jordan Moreau The Grammy-winning band Gorillaz has dropped a new song titled “How Far?” in honor of the legendary Nigerian drummer Tony Allen, who died April 30 at the age of 79 from an aortic aneurysm.
Allen, an Afrobeat pioneer who worked for many years with Fela Kuti, was featured on several songs by Gorillaz, the group cofounded by Damon Albarn.
Allen is featured on “How Far?” and Albarn posted a tribute to him on Twitter. The video shows Allen drumming and is captioned with a quote from him saying “There is no end.” There is no end – Tony Allen pic.twitter.com/a5fHxFgvYm — Damon Albarn (@Damonalbarn) May 1, 2020 The new track was written and recorded with the British rapper Skepta in London just before the coronavirus lockdown
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