Femi Kuti, a multiple Grammy-nominated artist and son of late Afrobeats’ pioneer, Fela Kuti, has refuted the claims that the late legendary drummer, Tony Allen co-pioneered the genre with his ...

Afrobeat singer Femi Kuti has disputed claims that Tony Allen co-pioneered Afrobeats with his father Fela Kuti. According to Femi, in a video, Fela was a multi-instrumentalist and composer who ...

With his towering reputation as a badass drummer, Allen in 1964 met Fela Kuti who at that time was a heavily-influenced Jazz musician.

Femi Kuti also shared that Fela was a sound engineer who assisted Tony Allen in putting together his composition.

Yannis’ top tracks by Fela Kuti and Tony Allen Fela “Water No Get Enemy” A brash and bracing first taste of Afrobeat for anyone coming to it. Even if you’re well-versed in music, it holds up.

Dave Sitek, who produced Foals’ 2008 debut album, Antidotes, mandated the group only listen to Afrobeat records leading up to the recording, Fela Kuti and Tony Allen specifically.