Music video by Tony Allen performing The Source. C) 2017 Decca Records France.

Tony Allen brought together an ensemble of high-prolific Paris-based Jazz musicians, the guitarist Indy Dibongue from Cameroon and Damon Albarn, who contributes a piano part to Cool Cats. The album boasts with a variety timbre and a diversity of colours and the complete analogue recording makes for a warm and very present sound

Best known as the drummer for Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti, Tony Allen is an icon in his own right, an innovator, and a vital architect of Kuti's percussively funky, jazz- and R&B-soaked sound. On his full-length Blue Note debut, 2017's The Source, Allen expands upon those contributions with new compositions inspired by the jazz that shaped his early years. 77 years old at the time of this recording, Allen grew up in Lagos, Nigeria, where he soaked up Juju and other traditional West African music styles.

The Source is an album by drummer Tony Allen recorded in 2017 and released on the Blue Note label. and Afrobeat sides, delivering buoyant songs that are equal parts funky jams, harmonic engagements, and modal workouts".

NIGERIA–Legendary afrobeat drummer Tony Allen has announced his upcoming album, The Source, which will be his debut full-length on Blue Note Records. The Paris-based artist worked closely with frequent collaborator Yann Jankielewicz, who reveals the album will show listeners new skills from Allen

The Source is an album by drummer Tony Allen recorded in 2017 and released on the Blue Note label. 2017 studio album by Tony Allen.

Drum legend Tony Allen has seen a childhood dream come true. He even says that when he made The Source (his debut album for Blue Note Records), it was the best recording in his whole life. Coming from Allen, that’s not a casual statement: he is 76 years old and his career goes back 50 years, not to mention recordings by the hundred. The saxophonist Yann Jankielewicz, who has been playing alongside him for nearly a decade, observes: Tony has never played drums as well as this. He's never had as much freedom, never had as much power as he does today.

Tony Allen And The Messengers. Without Tony Allen, there would be no afrobeat" - Fela Kuti. Perhaps the greatest drummer who has ever lived" - Brian Eno. There can be no disputing the fact that Tony Allen is a legend not just of afrobeat but of 20th century music as a whole. We're proud to present the launch of 'The Source', his new record on iconic jazz label Blue Note Records, which according to Mr Allen is the best recording he's ever made.

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