Tony AllenBest Tony Allen Albums Ranked
7.5
Avg Score
11
Opinions
5
Albums
6
Reviewers
Summary from 11 ratings
On Wavelength, fans have rated Tony Allen's catalog across 5 albums from 11 opinions, with an overall average of 7.5/10. The top-rated Tony Allen album is The Source (2017) with a 8.0/10 average from 3 ratings, followed by Film of Life and Progress. The discography on Wavelength spans 1977 to 2021.
There Is No End
“Tony Allen’s legacy is first and foremost as one of the pioneers of afrobeat, his polyrhythmic drumming the heartbeat of Fela Kuti’s Africa 70. An effortlessly novel fusion of jazz, highlife and funk, his performances behind the drums on those afrobeat records are eternal and influential, but what people often overlook is that after he left Kuti’s band and Africa in 1979, Allen never rested on his”
There Is No End
“Tony Allen's posthumous There Is No End transcends and explores a new generation”
The Source
“Tony Allen's The Source is a wild cross-continental journey”
There Is No End
“A posthumous album captures the legendary drummer and Afrobeat icon at his most copacetic and polished, meeting collaborators at their level even as he urges them to his.”
The Source
“On this hybrid album of jazz and Afrobeat, long-time Fela Kuti drummer Tony Allen makes the complex sound effortless. Rarely has percussive innovation sounded this downright satisfying.”
Secret Agent
“The famed Afrobeat drummer, one of the pioneers of modern African music, makes his Nonesuch debut.”
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