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Morose
Aye Le
Losun
One Tree
Ole
Kilode
Awa Na Re
Ogogoro
Moyege
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More than any other member of Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s early bands, drummer Tony Allen can be said to have co-invented Afrobeat. Kuti provided the funk/jazz/Yoruba folk music themes and arrangements—plus the trademark insurrectionary lyrics and, crucially in the face of vicious and ongoing state attempts to silence the band, the leadership. (The buck sure enough stopped with Kuti, a man of extraordinary integrity and courage.) Allen provided that unique Afrobeat rhythm—a majestic, straight to your feet, loose-limbed but heavy shuffle.
Ise Nla
Morose
Aye Le
Losun
One Tree
Ole
Kilode
Awa Na Re
Ogogoro
Moyege
Gbedu A
Gbedu B