Influential Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen has died aged 79
Flea, the bassist for rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers and a collaborator of Allen's, confirmed the news before tributes were paid to the drumming legend.Nigeria-born Allen was a drumming pioneer who, along with the revered musician Fela Kuit, helped define the Afrobeat genre as part of the band Africa '70.
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