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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Music Played
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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 2019 13:00Â鶹Éç Radio 6 Music
- Sun 3 May 2020 14:00Â鶹Éç Radio 6 Music
- Sat 1 Aug 2020 04:00Â鶹Éç Radio 6 Music
- Thu 16 Sep 2021 02:00Â鶹Éç Radio 6 Music
- Wed 8 Jun 2022 01:00Â鶹Éç Radio 6 Music
- Thu 22 Sep 2022 01:00Â鶹Éç Radio 6 Music
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