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Tony Allen

1940 - 2020

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Tony Oladipo Allen (20 July 1940 – 30 April 2020) was a Nigerian-Ghanaian drummer, composer, and songwriter who lived and worked in Paris, France. Allen was the drummer and musical director of Fela Kuti's band Africa '70 from 1968 to 1979, and was one of the founders of the Afrobeat genre. Fela once stated that "without Tony Allen, there would be no Afrobeat". He was described by Brian Eno as "perhaps the greatest drummer who has ever lived". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tony Allen is the 1,041st most popular musician (up from 1,096th in 2019), the 29th most popular biography from Nigeria (up from 30th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Nigerian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Tony Allen ranks 1,041 out of 3,175. Before him are Juan d'Arienzo, Ray Brown, Linda Perry, Diana Krall, Cecil Taylor, and Carl Cox. After him are Sean Paul, Aurèle Nicolet, George Shearing, Jack DeJohnette, Magne Furuholmen, and John Lurie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Tony Allen ranks 278. Before him are Brigitte Hamann, Lainie Kazan, Peter Atkins, Imre Komora, Bruce Beresford, and Mario Zanin. After him are Margit Carstensen, Luis María Echeberría, Georgi Ivanov, Mark White, Manuel Ojeda, and Billy Hart. Among people deceased in 2020, Tony Allen ranks 320. Before him are John Shrapnel, Shere Hite, János Göröcs, Henri Richard, Wolfgang Hofmann, and Ivan Passer. After him are Milka Babović, Clayton Christensen, Ljiljana Petrović, Sergio Rossi, Wojciech Pszoniak, and Hédi Baccouche.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Tony Allen ranks 29 out of 309. Before him are Hakeem Olajuwon (1963), Olaudah Equiano (1745), Amos Tutuola (1920), Yakubu Gowon (1934), Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (1977), and Victor Osimhen (1998). After him are Aliko Dangote (1957), Shehu Shagari (1925), Goodluck Jonathan (1957), Emmanuel Amunike (1970), Rashidi Yekini (1963), and Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904).

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Among MUSICIANS In Nigeria

Among musicians born in Nigeria, Tony Allen ranks 3. Before him are Dr. Alban (1957), and Fela Kuti (1938). After him are Babatunde Olatunji (1927), and Fela Sowande (1905).

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