Tony Allen live in concert.
ON TOUR

Tony Allen

19
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global

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

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Critic Consensus

Based on 19 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Tony Allen is rated as a watchable live performer, with decent shows overall. Tony Allen concert reviews describe live shows and performances as rhythmic, hypnotic, and incredible.

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Latest Release

Stir It Up - Single (14 September 2024)

Artist Info

Genre
global
Origin
Lagos, Nigeria (8/12/1940)
Bio
Tony Allen (born Tony Oladipo Allen in Lagos, Nigeria on 12 August 1940; died 30 April 2020 in Paris) was a Nigerian drummer, composer, and songwriter who lived and worked in Paris, France.
Has Performed With

Critic Concert Reviews

The Arts Desk (UK)

January 23, 2016
80
%
Music from decades past that only tens or hundreds of people heard at the time it was made becomes readily available gets sampled by new musicians and passes into the current vernacular.

The Independent (UK)

November 21, 2014
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I just can't believe you're all here, said Tony Allen to his audience, a pioneer of Afrobeat and widely considered one of the world's greatest drummers.

The Guardian (UK)

October 7, 2010
80
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Tony Allen Live In Concert In the UK

The Guardian (UK)

June 14, 2009
80
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The music of Nigerian-Ghanaian Allen may seem an odd choice for a festival curated by the godfather of free jazz but in the event it was perfect.

musicOMH (UK)

January 29, 2009
80
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Not only is it packed to bursting but members of Chicago’s Hypnotic Brass Ensemble have decided to play a song right inside the venue’s entrance.

Bearded Magazine (UK)

March 14, 2020
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Tony Allen @ Church of Sound, London 12.03.20

The Times (UK)

February 25, 2019
80
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It’s a long way from Lagos to Detroit, but both have a tradition of rhythmic innovation.

Past critic reviews published in

The Arts Desk (UK), Substream Magazine (USA), Twin Cities Media (USA), The AU Review (Australia), The Music (Australia) and more

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