
“Rhythm is the most perceptible and the least material thing in the world,” wrote John Miller Chernoff in his acclaimed book, African Rhythm and African Sensibility. It has been thirty years since this remarkable study inspired Brian Eno and David Byrne to completely revise their approach to music.
Although in all honesty, if African rhythms began to alter the course of Western pop music, it is above all down to Tony Allen. No drummer better embodies the primordial vitality of those rhythms, nor devotes greater energy to maintaining their presence at the cutting edge of modern music.
During his fifty-year career, Allen revolutionised the musical landscape of an entire continent, before embarking on a series of international collaborations that made him a benchmark for musicians worldwide.
Now his tenth album, Film of Life, looks back on those amazing adventures whilst continuing to explore new horizons with all the drummer’s characteristic fervour and dexterity.
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Track Listing
1 | MOVING ON |
2 | BOAT JOURNEY |
3 | TIGER SKIP |
4 | EWA |
5 | AFRO KUNG FU BEAT |
6 | KOKO DANCE |
7 | GO BACK (FEAT. DAMON ALBARN) |
8 | IRE OMO (FEAT. ADUNNI & NEFRETITI) |
9 | AFRICAN MAN |
10 | TONY WOOD (FEAT. KUKU) |
11 | INSIDER |
12 | NA BANGUI (FEAT. SANDRA NKAKE) |
13 | MOJO (FEAT. MANU DIBANGO) |
new releases

Ayizan

Noel Mc Ghie
& Space Spies

Full Moon Ensemble
Crowded With Loneliness

Afro rhythms Vol 1
singles & remixes 1999 2001

Afro rhythms Vol 2
singles & remixes 2009 2017

Psyco On Da Bus
feat Tony Allen & Doctor L

Nu Genea
The Tony Allen Experiments

Tony Allen
NEPA

Tony Allen & Africa 70
Progress

Tony Allen & Africa 70
Jealousy

Tony Allen & Africa 70
No Accomodation For Lagos

Tony Allen & Africa 70
No Discrimination

Tony Allen & Africa 70
Disco Afro Reedit

Ebo Taylor & Pat Thomas
Disco Highlife

Tony Allen
Black Voices
