Tony Allen
Another chance to hear Matt Everitt talking to the legendary Nigerian drummer Tony Allen who passed away earlier this year.
Another chance to hear Matt Everitt talking to the legendary Nigerian drummer Tony Allen who passed away earlier in the year. Tony talks about the music that has shaped his life, and we find out about a career that spanned six decades, from playing with Fela Kuti in the sixties, right through to joining Damon Albarn and Paul Simonon as part of The Good, The Bad & The Queen.
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Africa 70
Question Jam Answer
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E.T. Mensah
Ghana Freedom
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Gene Krupa
Drum Boogie
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Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
The Drum Thunder Suite
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Africa 70
Zombie
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Sébastien Tellier
La Ritournelle
- CD SINGLE.
- Lucky Numbers.
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Tony Allen
Secret Agent
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Charlotte Gainsbourg
Night Time Intermission
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The Good, the Bad & the Queen
Herculean
- PARLOPHONE.
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Tony Allen
Moving On
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Big Daddy Kane
Ain't No Half Steppin'
- Cold Chillin'.
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Aztec Camera
Deep & Wide & Tall
- WEA.
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Sam & Dave
Hold On, I'm Comin'
- Atlantic.
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Heaven 17
...(And That's No Lie)
- Best Of.
- Virgin.
- 7.
Broadcasts
- Sun 8 Sep 201913:00BBC Radio 6 Music
- Sun 3 May 202014:00BBC Radio 6 Music
- Sat 1 Aug 202004:00BBC Radio 6 Music
- Thu 16 Sep 202102:00BBC Radio 6 Music
- Wed 8 Jun 202201:00BBC Radio 6 Music
- Thu 22 Sep 202201:00BBC Radio 6 Music
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