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 01. "Secret Agent" 02. "Ijo" 03. "Switch" 04. "Celebrate" 05. "Ayenlo" 06. "Busybody" 07. "Pariwo" 08. "Nina Lowo" 09. "Atuwaba" 10. "Alutere" 11. "Elewon Po"
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| | Description: | Tony Allen (1940 â?? 2020) has long been acknowledged as Africa's finest drummer and one of the continent's most influential musicians. Together with Fela Kuti (with whom he played for 15 years) Allen co-created Afrobeat - the hard-driving, horns-rich, funk-infused, politically insurrectionary style which became such a dominant force in African music and such an influence worldwide. His iconic drumming has since underpinned an extensive catalogue of solo works as well as collaborations with the likes of Damon Albarn (as part of The Good, The Bad and The Queen), Charlotte Gainsbourg, Sebastien Tellier, Grace Jones, Malian superstar Oumou Sangaré, Jeff Mills and Hugh Masekela. His 2009 World Circuit debut, the raw and uncut Secret Agent, has all the ingredients that combine to make Afrobeat so special - fat, full-throated, hard riffing horns; nagging tenor guitars; jazz- and funk-informed saxophone and trumpet work outs; effervescent chicken-shack keyboards; lyrics rich in folk metaphors and proverbs, some of which confront state corruption and oppression (Kutiâ??s most frequent targets); deep-soul call and response vocals; and, of course, energising everything around it, Allenâ??s majestic drumming. In 2022 World Circuit will re-release this classic album on 2 x 180g heavyweight vinyl. The audio has been remastered and the package features the original 2009 sleeve notes in a 4p 12â? booklet. â??if youâ??re wondering why Afrobeat is hip, start here.â? Observer Music Monthly â??There is no question that Tony Allen is a genius, one of the greatest percussionists in the history of popular musicâ? The Guardian â??While seeking to revive Afrobeat from the roots, Tony Allen imposes here a modernist vision and achieves the best possible synthesis between Yoruba foundations, Blue Note jazz arrangements and electro sound resolution.â? â?? Les Inrockuptibles - Quite similar to [r1820414] but this version was distributed in Japan with Japanese liner notes and obi attached.
Issued in digipak with o-card (slipcase).
Recorded at Studioworks, Lagos
Sound Engineer Morris Kawel
Assisted by Tezsh Terseer Jato, Moses Okoase, Fidelis Eleyi, Stephen Oshilaja.
Coordinator in Lagos Kole Israel Payne
Pre-production & additional recording at Studio Nemours Street, Paris
Sound Engineer Fixi
Additional recording at Studio Calm, Paris & Studio Soyuz, Paris
Sound Engineer Lucas Chauvière
Assisted by Lionel Boutang | | | Manufacturer No.: |
6923300822 |
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Richard Elliott - 27/May/2010  As the co-creator with Fela Kuti of the Afrobeat style that emerged from Nigeria in 1970, drummer and arranger Tony Allen is a deservedly legendary fi...
|  | AMOROSI - 19/May/2010  At nearly seventy years of age, Tony Allen is one of the fewlinks to the sound of Afrobeat's past and its future. The Lagos,Nigeria-born drummer was a...
| | | Joshua Klein - 23/Apr/2010 The sticker affixed to the front of Tony Allen's new album says it all, really. "Perhaps the greatest drummer ever," reads a quote from Brian Eno; "Wi...
| | | Richard Miller - 14/Apr/2010 Fela Kuti?s sound, as is well known, owed much of its driving beat to two drummers, Pax Nicholas on percussion and African drums, and Tony Allen on dr...
| | | David Dacks - 13/Apr/2010 After being on the cutting edge of Afrobeat ever since leaving Fela's band in 1979 ? some would say he took Fela's cutting edge with him ? drummer Ton...
| | | Deanne Sole - 06/Aug/2009 Tony Allen’s art is that of the long tease. We’re a full minute into the first track of this album before he decides to open his mouth, an...
| | DAVID HUTCHEON - 06/Jun/2009  After a rewarding dalliance with British hip-hop on his previous album, Home Cooking, Fela Kuti’s former drummer returns to classic Afrobeat with the ...
| | | Andy Gill - 05/Jun/2009 Secret Agent finds the man regarded by Brian Eno as "perhaps the greatest drummer ever" back on the Afrobeat territory he helped establish nearly half...
| | | Jon Lusk - 02/Jun/2009 ‘Mr Afrobeat’ returns, this time on the world’s leading world music label. Like his last album Lagos No Shaking, this was recorded in Allen’s old stom...
| | | Nick Coleman - 24/May/2009 Allen was the principal wheel in the engine room of Fela Kuti's monumental Afrobeat, a driving yet relaxed kit-drummer for the ages. British pop fans ...
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