Legendary Drummer and Afrobeat Pioneer Tony Allen Dies in Paris from sad afrobeat Watch Video
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Description: We are putting a tribute together for next week, but for now, here's the sad newflash: Pioneering Nigerian drummer Tony Allen, a co-founder of the afrobeat musical genre, died in Paris on Thursday aged 79, his manager says. Eric Trosset told NPR radio that he had died of a heart attack. AFP said his death was not linked to coronavirus.nnAllen was the drummer and musical director of musician Fela Kuti's famous band Africa '70 in the 1960-70s. Fela, as he was widely known, died in 1997. He once sa
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