When it comes to Nigerian music, few genres are as influential and beloved as Afrobeat. This fusion of highlife, jazz, and traditional African percussion has…
Afrobeat: The Nigerian Music that Defies Conventions
Tag: Tony Allen
Tony Allen: A Retrospective, a Celebration of Afrobeat
The show Tony Allen: A Retrospective will celebrated the life and legacy of the late drummer Tony Allen. The Nigerian artist was one of the…
Afrobeat Legend Tony Allen Dies at 79
Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer and masterful drummer Tony Allen died in Paris on Thursday, April 30, 2020 of a heart attack. He was 79. Tony Allen…
Tasty South African-Nigerian Afrojazz Casserole
Tony Allen and Hugh Masekela – Rejoice (World circuit Records, 2020) Two of Africa’s greatest instrumentalists, Tony Allen (Nigeria) and Hugh Masekela (South Africa), got…
The Apollo Theater and World Music Institute to Present Africa Now!
The Apollo Theater in partnership with World Music Institute will present its annual festival Africa Now! on Saturday, March 3. The show presents emerging and…
Thrilling Oumou Sangaré with a Modern Twist
Oumou Sangaré – Mogoya (No Format!, 2017) After nearly 10 years since she recorded her last album, the great world music star Oumou Sangaré has…
Lovin’ Haiti
Despite the persisting perception that Haiti is a place most readily associated with brutal dictatorships, impoverished masses and natural disasters, it is more so a…
An Afro-Roots Experiment That Worked
Afro-Haitian Experimental Orchestra (Glitterbeat, 2016) Nigerian Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen recorded a set of jams rooted in Afro-rooted rhythms from Africa and Haiti that appear…