{"id":6662,"date":"2020-05-01T17:19:51","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T17:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/ng\/?p=6662"},"modified":"2020-05-01T17:19:51","modified_gmt":"2020-05-01T17:19:51","slug":"africa-mourning-tony-allen-worlds-greatest-drummer-godfather-of-afrobeat-rhythms-dies-of-heart-attack-at-pompidou-hospital-in-paris-fela-kutis-former-music-director-battled-aortic-ru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/africa-mourning-tony-allen-worlds-greatest-drummer-godfather-of-afrobeat-rhythms-dies-of-heart-attack-at-pompidou-hospital-in-paris-fela-kutis-former-music-director-battled-aortic-ru\/","title":{"rendered":"AFRICA MOURNING: TONY  ALLEN, World&#8217;s greatest Drummer, godfather of Afrobeat Rhythms  dies of Heart Attack at Pompidou Hospital in Paris \u2026Fela Kuti&#8217;s former music director battled Aortic rupture disease to stay alive, plus  his  last interview few weeks ago in France *79 years old musician latest album titled &#8216;Rejoice&#8217; in collaboration with south African trumpeter, Hugh Masakela  trend on Billboards   * &#8216;Tony Allen is dead. He died of heart attack. He had no contact with Coronavirus disease.  He was the greatest drummer that ever lived&#8217;-Eric Trosset, manager to Tony Allen * Why publicist earlier tried to hide the demise of  Afrobeat maestro-INVESTIGATION   * BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU\/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief &#038; DAMIEN YERMT\/Reporter, France"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Allen-Tony-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6663\" width=\"585\" height=\"388\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"644\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Allen-Tony-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Allen-Tony-2.jpg 644w, https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Allen-Tony-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Allen-Tony-2-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Allen-Tony-2-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Allen-Tony-2-615x410.jpg 615w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" src=\"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Allen-Tony-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Allen-Tony-3.jpg 976w, https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Allen-Tony-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Allen-Tony-3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Allen-Tony-3-860x484.jpg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Allen-Tony-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6666\" width=\"585\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Allen-Tony-6.jpg 379w, https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Allen-Tony-6-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Allen-Tony-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Allen-Tony-10.jpg 800w, https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Allen-Tony-10-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Allen-Tony-10-768x518.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>AFRICA\nMOURNING:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>TONY\n ALLEN, World&#8217;s greatest Drummer, godfather of Afrobeat Rhythms  dies\nof Heart Attack at Pompidou Hospital in Paris<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2026Fela\nKuti&#8217;s former music director battled Aortic rupture disease to stay\nalive, plus  his  last interview few weeks ago in France<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>*79\nyears old musician latest album titled &#8216;Rejoice&#8217; in collaboration\nwith south\nAfrican trumpeter, Hugh Masakela  trend on Billboards\n\n<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>*\n&#8216;Tony Allen is dead. He died of heart attack. He had no contact with\nCoronavirus disease.  He was the greatest drummer that ever\nlived&#8217;-Eric Trosset, manager to Tony Allen<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>*\nWhy publicist earlier tried to hide the demise of  Afrobeat\nmaestro-INVESTIGATION <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\n*\nBY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU\/AMERICAN Foreign Bureau Chief &amp; DAMIEN\nYERMT\/Reporter, France<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\nAT\n79 year<\/strong><strong>s,\nhe still looked very strong, peaceful, even in his  sleep at Pompidou\nHospital in Paris, France where he died. TONY OLADIPO ALLEN, famously\nknown as &#8216;Tony Allen&#8217;, the world&#8217;s greatest drummer has passed on of\n&#8216;Heart Attack&#8217; after battling the deadly aortic rupture disease.\nAfricans are now mourning him. <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tony Allen &amp; Hugh Masekela - We&#039;ve Landed (Official Video)\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XMOJg16oHdI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Thi<\/strong><strong>s\nformer drummer to Africa&#8217;s Afrobeat Legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti had\nhis last interview arranged for him at his bedside by BMG Record. He\nwas an Afrobeat pioneer with Fela. The co-founder of the Afrobeat\nmusical genre, died in Paris on Thursday. Eric Trosset, manager to\nAllen confirmed he had died of a heart attack; saying this  was not\nlinked to Coronavirus. \u201c<\/strong><strong>Tony\nAllen is dead. He died of heart <\/strong><strong>attack.\nHe had no contact with Coronavirus disease.  He was the greatest\ndrummer that ever lived,\u201d<\/strong><strong>\n<\/strong><strong>Trosset<\/strong><strong>.\nAllen&#8217;s  latest album titled &#8216;Rejoice&#8217; in collaboration with south\nAfrican trumpeter, Hugh Masakela  trend on Billboards. <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tony Allen &amp; Hugh Masekela - The Story of &#039;Rejoice&#039;\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B_l9b4sJ9PI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Why\npublicist earlier tried to hide the demise of  Afrobeat\nmaestro-INVESTIGATION <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>It\nwas gathered that immediately information reached Allen band that the\ngreat drummer had died, his publicist in France tried to keep the\nmatter secret when by lying to a section of the press that Allen was\nnot dead at the prestigious french hospital.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>It\ntook an overwhelming pressure from  <\/strong><strong>Trosset\nafter he had informed the immediate family member<\/strong><strong>s\nof Allen of the demise of the accomplished musician and was directed\nto let the world know, and clear doubt in any rumor after which media\n outlets were duly informed officially of Allen&#8217;s passage.        <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tony Allen - The Source (Teaser)\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qQgTOyrH46E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Allen was the drummer and musical\ndirector of Fela Kuti&#8217;s band Africa 70 in the 1960s and &#8217;70s, and\nmost recently played alongside Blur and Gorillaz frontman Damon\nAlbarn as part of the supergroup The Good, the Bad and the Queen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=67k5B35B7Oo\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He played Afrobeats, a pulsating West\nAfrican style of music, was popularized by its pioneer, the late\nmusician and political activist Kuti in the 1960s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BATTLE OF FAMOUS DRUMMERS BERNARD PURDIE VS TONY ALLEN. BATTLE OF GODS. V1 FESTIVAL 22 JULY 2018\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x_fY2WiaNpI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fela Kuti, described as one of Africa&#8217;s\nbiggest stars, used its groovy beats and his song lyrics as a\ncommentary to speak against the military government in Nigeria at the\ntime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tony Allen - Secret Agent\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jTeZNuvlxzU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But a new generation of Afrobeats\nartists has gained success and recognition internationally through\nthe music genre, though they&#8217;ve steered clear of political references\nin their music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tony ALLEN - Politely\" width=\"1170\" height=\"878\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zINzk3gWmJw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Red\nHot Chill Peppers <strong>bassist\nFlea paid tribute on social media: &#8220;The epic Tony Allen, one of\nthe greatest drummers to ever walk this earth has left us. What a\nwildman, with a massive, kind and free heart and the deepest\none-of-a-kind groove.&#8221;<\/strong><strong>\n<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bd2lwjznoKc\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bd2lwjznoKc<\/a>\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From\nhumble beginnings, he taught himself how to play the drums and by the\nyoung age of seventeen, Allen had already achieved acclaim in a\ncompetitive field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>At\nthe beginning of 2020, Tony Allen announced a new record, titled\n&#8216;<\/strong><em>Rejoice&#8217;<\/em><strong>,\nwhich he recorded with legendary South African trumpeter Hugh\nMasekela. <\/strong>The\nfirst single off of the collaborative record is titled, &#8216;<em>We&#8217;ve\nLanded.&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tony&#8217;s\nmost recent solo album, &#8216;<\/strong><em>The\nSource&#8217;<\/em><strong>,\nwas released in 2017 and this forthcoming project is the first\nposthumous release from Hugh, who died in early 2018. <\/strong>His\nfinal solo album was 2016&#8217;s <em>No\nBorders<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tony Allen - Concert \u00e0 l&#039;Atelier\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dgPAyY36U0g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Tony\nAllen la<\/strong><\/em><strong>st\ninterview:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>As\nI connect to Tony in Paris, via representatives from BMG, there&#8217;s a\nknowing pause almost as if he has braced himself for my first\nquestion and is ready to answer in mature and weathered voice.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>As\nmight have guessed, I ask him how &#8216;<\/strong><em>Rejoice&#8217;\n<\/em><strong>came\nabout, he immediately answered: <\/strong>&#8220;The\ncollaboration came about after the first time I met Hugh. The first\ntime we met was in Lagos, Nigeria, in 1984, I think it was. That was\nwhile I was working with Fela. Then we said we try and do something\ntogether when and if we could.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tony Allen &amp; Hugh Masekela - Jabulani (Rejoice, Here Comes Tony) (Official Audio)\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SxPpDAv3ZQI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>He\ngoes on, slightly slower: <\/strong>&#8220;But\nthen everyone went their own way, and it never happened. Then in\n2007, we got together. I was recording my second album with\n(producer) Nick (Gold). I wanted it to be a collaborative album. So,\nwe got it together, we had nothing written, we just went into the\nstudio in London.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Looking\nback at that particular time in the studio, Tony said:<\/strong>&#8220;It&#8217;s\nfunny you know; it feels so long ago now but still so fresh. Music\nhappens as it happens, sometimes you can get caught up in the moment\nplaying the drums. I would never give Hugh advice about his work. But\nit was a collaboration. It was two ideas; putting them together. &#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>He\nadded: <\/strong>&#8220;There\nwas no negativity, it was driven by jazz. It was all to make the best\nmusic possible. That was it, that was the driving force.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>As\nI tried to tease out if there was any butting of heads in the studio,\nTony said: <\/strong>&#8220;We\nnever got to finish our work together. I only got to finish it this\npast summer. We were not able to go back into the studio together. I\nhad to go back in and finish it without him. It was different, but I\nwanted to do it. &#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tony&#8217;s\nvoice then got a little bit thicker as I asked if what the experience\nof going back into the studio without his friend was like: <\/strong>&#8220;Yes,\nit was bittersweet, I don&#8217;t know, what else to say about it.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>When\nI asked Tony how he feels Nigerian music has grown since he started\nin the industry to now, he said he thought that divisions based on\ngeographical boundaries aren&#8217;t necessary for the arts. He said: <\/strong><strong>&#8220;When\nit comes to music I don&#8217;t think of Nigerian music and American music\nor British music, I think of music. When you talk about Nigerian\nmusic, I don&#8217;t know specifically know what that is. It is just\nmusic.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>He\nelaborated: <\/strong>&#8220;I\ndo know what you mean if you say local music when people sing in\ntheir own language, but it is a border conversation about music in\ngeneral.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>He\nthen spoke in a more extensive way: <\/strong>&#8220;A\nlot of people are doing the same thing, but there are some who trying\nsomething new. Most of the time, I want to focus on my own art.\nOtherwise, it is easy to get stuck, and I don&#8217;t want to get stuck.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>He\nthen refocused the conversation on his own personal journey, saying:\n<\/strong>&#8220;I\nwant to push myself to keep doing more and to keep going forward.\nThere is no end to this (path) that I&#8217;m on, I will keep going for as\nlong as I can. Music has no end; it is there for everyone to\nexplore.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>He\nadded: <\/strong>&#8220;There\nare even more avenues that I would like to explore, but this desire\nis still in me. To do more and to see more\u2026And I&#8217;m learning, more\nand more by doing this.&#8221; <strong>He\nsaid, with an air of finality, perhaps ready to move on: <\/strong>&#8220;I\ndon&#8217;t like to look back, only forward.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tony\nwas more apprehensive about accepting the title of founder of the\nAfrobeat movement, bestowed on him by his long-time collaborator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In\na famous quote by Fela Kuti, he said: <\/strong>&#8220;Without\nTony Allen, there would be no Afrobeat.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The\n79-year-old said pensively: <\/strong>&#8220;I&#8217;ve\nheard that he did say that, but I have to say that it can&#8217;t just be\none person. It&#8217;s all the people together. I love collaboration as\nwell; it takes two to do this. 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