Allen / Veal Tony Allen

An Autobiography of the Master Drummer of Afrobeat
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-8223-7709-2
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 240 Seiten

Tony Allen is the autobiography of legendary Nigerian drummer Tony Allen, the rhythmic engine of Fela Kuti's Afrobeat.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Allen, Tony

Veal, Michael E.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikwissenschaft Allgemein Einzelne Komponisten und Musiker
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikgattungen Weltmusik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction / Michael E. Veal 1

1. Right in the Center of Lagos 21

2. Highlife Time 36

3. The Sky was the Limit 47

4. God's Own Country 68

5. Swinging Like Hell! 85

6. Everything Scatter 108

7. Progress 128

8. When One Road Closes. 146

9. Paris Blues 162

10. No End to Business 175

Selected References 187

Index 193

Über Autor(innen)

Tony Allen, a major African musician and world-class drum-set player, was born in Lagos, Nigeria, in 1940 and has lived in Paris since 1985. Allen is best known as Fela Kuti's supremely talented sideman. After leaving Fela's band Africa 70 in 1979, Allen went on to establish a successful career as an independent musician. During his five decades behind the drum set, he has toured the globe and collaborated with musicians from King Sunny Adé to Ginger Baker to Damon Albarn.Michael E. Veal is a musician and Professor of Music and African American Studies at Yale University. He is the author of Fela: The Life and Times of an African Musical Icon.