Drummers have the power to allow Zimbabweans to commune with their ancestors, and none more so than those with elevated talent on the skins.
By retracing funk’s steps and picking from jazz, Tony Allen rewired highlife into Afrobeat
Damon Albarn’s <i>The Good, the Bad and the Queen</i> is a scintillating, record that is part protest, part social commentary and part metaphysical projection, writes Lloyd Gedye.
Herculean, the first single from the yet-to-be-named group featuring Fela Kuti’s former drummer Tony Allen, Damon Albarn (Blur/Gorillaz), Paul Simonon (The Clash) and Simon Tong…
