"I still want to play something impossible ': Meet Tony Allen Afrobeat king

"The first thing he asked me was" Are you the one who said that you are the best drummer in this country? "I laughed and said," I have not said yes. He asked if he could play jazz and he said yes. He asked if he could take alone and he said yes again. "
Here's how details of Tony Allen his first encounter with Fela Kuti back to the mid-1960s, a meeting that was intended to trigger an explosive sound collaboration a few years later gave birth to the sound afrobeat blisters - definitely step most interesting in the history of popular music in West Africa.
This story, and many others, are featured in the recently published autobiography of Allen, iconic Nigerian drummer who has left an indelible mark on the history of world music with its distinctive style and pioneering slots. Brian Eno Allen has hailed as "the best living drummer."

"I still want to play something impossible ': Meet Tony Allen Afrobeat king