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Tony Allen is a popular drummer who was once a member of Fela Kuti’s Egpyt 70 band and passed away this year. Tony Allen is said to be the co-founder of Afrobeat alongside Fela Kuti.

A Social media user had argued that while Tony Allen is a great drummer, he didn’t create Afrobeat with Fela Kuti.

Femi Kuti agreed with him but another user said that they were both talented and he didn’t agree with the statement.

Femi Kuti said that the documentary, “My friend Fela” which told the story of Fela through the eyes of Tony Allen, and Carlos Moore rubbished the image of his father as nasty things were said of him by Tony Allen and Carlos Moore.

He also said that while Tony Allen was a talented drummer, he did not create Fela Kuti’s music with him or for him.

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Tony Allen was part of Fela Kuti‘s  Africa 70 band and made the following albums with Fela, Gentleman (1973), Expensive Shit (1975), and Zombie (1976).

The legendary drummer was known as one of the founders of Afrobeat with the legendary Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. In his heyday, many revered him as one of the greatest drummers to have ever lived.

Fela Kuti once famously said, “Without Tony Allen, there would be no Afrobeat.”

Tony Allen passed away on April 30th at the age of 79 years but according to his manager, the cause of his death is yet to be known.

“We don’t know the exact cause of death,” his manager Eric Trosset told France 24. “He was in great shape; it was quite sudden. I spoke to him at 1 p.m., then two hours later he was sick and taken to Pompidou hospital where he died.”

Seun Kuti took to Instagram to hail the late drummer wrote,

“Waking up to the most disastrous news. First Uncle Manu now Uncle Tony. These 2 men played together with me in my coming out concert in Dakar in 2004. Uncle Tony was always available to me and even tho we had our differences, there was never anything but love and respect. Uncle Tony was an enigma. A pure artist and fierce competitor( in his own way)! I love and miss u baba. Rest In Peace.”

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