| LC control no. | no2003027083 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Allen, Tony, 1940-2020 |
| Variant(s) | Alabi, Ladi, 1940-2020 |
| See also | Corporate body: Good, the Bad & the Queen (Musical group) Corporate body: Rocket Juice & the Moon (Musical group) Corporate body: Africa '70 (Musical group) |
| Other standard no. | 0000000465478814 71580621 Q1371393 |
| Located | Paris (France) |
| Birth date | 1940-08-12 |
| Death date | 2020-04-30 |
| Place of birth | Lagos (Nigeria) |
| Place of death | Paris (France) |
| Field of activity | Afrobeat Jazz Funk (Music) Rhythm and blues music |
| Profession or occupation | Drummers (Musicians) Band directors |
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| Found in | No accommodation for Lagos, p2002: label (Tony Allen) booklet (Ladi Alabi (Tony Allen), drummer) All-music guide, Mar. 14, 2003 (Tony Allen, b. Tony Oladipo Allen, Aug. 12, 1940, Lagos) New York times website, 3 May 2020: in an obituary published 2 May (Tony Allen, born Aug. 12, 1940 in Lagos [Nigeria], died Thursday [April 30] in Paris, aged 79; the drummer who created the steadfast, subtle beat of the Nigerian protest funk known as Afrobeat; composer and producer Brian Eno called Mr. Allen "perhaps the greatest drummer who ever lived"; Mr. Allen made more than three dozen albums with Fela [Ransome-Kuti] and the band, Africa 70; Africa 70 persisted, and Mr. Allen stayed on as bandleader until September 1978; after he left the band, Mr. Allen went on to an international solo career, leading his own bands and collaborating with rock, jazz, reggae, R&B and electronic musicians; settled in Paris in 1985) |
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