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With drummer Tony Allen

Gilles is joined by Nigerian drummer extraordinaire Tony Allen for an hour of words and Afrobeat music, discussing Tony's long and esteemed career which began with Fela Kuti.

Gilles Peterson continues to join the dots on his new 6 Music show, playing tracks from the worlds of jazz, funk, soul, hip hop, and house.

This week, he's joined by Nigerian drummer extraordinaire, Tony Allen, for an hour of words and Afrobeat music. They discuss Tony's long and esteemed career, which began with Fela Kuti in Lagos, back in the mid-1960s, as a member of the legendary Africa 70 band.

Having featured on over 30 of the group's albums over a 20 year period, more recently Tony has collaborated with Damon Albarn on The Good, The Bad & The Queen project of 2004, before once again teaming up with Albarn on his Rocketjuice and The Moon project.

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Sat 28 Apr 2012 15:00
Â鶹Éç Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Metronomy

    Everything Goes My Way

    • Because Music.

  • Panama Tune

    Talking about Love

  • Bepu N'Gali

    I Travel To You

    • International Feel.

  • Berimbao

    Side A (Funky Bomba Edit)

    • Bompa Disco.

  • Exile House

    We The Youth 5

    • 3A Production.

  • The Spy From Cairo

    My Blue Camel

    • White.

  • Roy Haynes

    Dorian (feat. Booker Ervin Quartet)

    • Prestrige Records.

  • Jeb Loy Nichols

    Disappointment

    • Decca.

  • Roy Ayers

    We Live In Brooklyn, Baby

    • Polydor.

  • Synkro

    Why Don't You

    • Apollo Records.

  • Anushka

    Yes Guess

    • White.

  • The Makers

    Don't Challenge Me

    • Personal Space: Electronic Soul 1974-1984.
    • Chocolate Industries.

  • Belleruche

    Longer Days, Longer Nights

    • Tru Thoughts.

  • ±Ê´Ç±ô¾±Ã§²¹

    Happy Be Fine

    • Memphis Industries.

  • The Internet

    They Say (feat. Tay Walker)

    • Odd Future Records.

  • The Roots

    Upper Egypt

    • White.

  • Pharoah Sanders

    Upper Egypt And Lower Egypt

    • Impulse! Records.

  • Get the Blessing

    Americano Meccano

    • Naim Jazz.

  • Jeb Loy Nichols

    Going Where The Lonely Go

    • Decca.

  • James Litherland

    Where To Turn

    • Confidential.

  • James Blake

    The Wilhelm Scream

  • Roberto Fonseca

    Nawastop

    • White.

  • Damon Bell

    Ezuku

    • Deepblak.

  • The Good, the Bad & the Queen

    Herculean

    • PARLOPHONE.

  • Rocket Juice & the Moon

    Manuela (feat. Erykah Badu)

    • Honest Jon's Records.

  • Rocket Juice & the Moon

    Extinquished (feat. Chiek Tidiane Seck & FELA KUTI)

    • Rocket Juice and The Moon.
    • Honest Jon's Records.
    • 8.

  • Koola Lobitos

    Viva Nigeria

    • Universal Music GmbH.

  • Koola Lobitos

    This Is Sad

    • Universal Music GmbH.

  • Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

    Moanin'

    • Blue Note Records.

  • Tony Allen Plays With Afrika '70

    Colonial Mentality

    • Vampi Soul.

  • Fela Kuti & Ginger Baker

    Ye Ye De Smell

    • EMI.

  • Fela Kuti & Afrika 70

    Shakara

    • EMi Nigeria.

  • Tony Allen Plays With Afrika '70

    Afro Disco Beat

    • Vampi Soul.

  • Sébastien Tellier

    La Ritournelle

  • Bucky Leo

    Skeleton's Winter Dub

    • White.

  • James Welsh

    Air Valley

    • Losing Suki.

  • Bicep

    $tripper

    • Love Fever Records.

  • Art of Tones

    For Real

    • Room With A View.

  • First Choice

    Let No Man Put Asunder

    • Salsoul Records.

  • Mala

    Mala - Cubana Electronico

  • Pariah

    Left Unsaid

    • White.

  • United Future Organization

    The Planet Plan

    • Talkin' Loud, Talkin' Loud.

Broadcast

  • Sat 28 Apr 2012 15:00
    Â鶹Éç Radio 6 Music