Tony Allen
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- Full name
- Anthony Oladipo Allen.
- Born
- 1940. · Lagos.
- Died
- 2020. · 15th arrondissement of Paris.
- Nationality
- Nigeria and France.
- Occupation
- songwriter, drummer, conductor and composer.
- Fields
- Afrobeat and reggae.
- Languages
- English, French and Nigerian Pidgin.
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The recorded working language is English, French and Nigerian Pidgin. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are Afrobeat and reggae.
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