Tony Allen – Secret Agent 2022 Remaster Double Heavyweight Vinyl
Secret Agent 2022 Remaster Double Heavyweight Vinyl. This Heavyweight Vinyl in stock. For more check out all the official Tony Allen merchandise & vinyl available for home delivery with Vinyl Records London, only £24.99 +P&P
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Secret Agent 2022 Remaster Double Heavyweight Vinyl. This Heavyweight Vinyl is in stock. For more check out all the official Tony Allen merchandise & vinyl available for home delivery with Vinyl Records London, only £24.99 +P&P 180g Heavyweight 2LP, gatefold sleeve, with 4p insert of lyrics and notes amp obi strip.Tony Allen 1940 – 2020 has long been acknowledged as Africas finest drummer and one of the continents most influential musicians. Together with Fela Kuti with whom he played for 15 years Allen cocreated Afrobeat the harddriving, hornsrich, funkinfused, politically insurrectionary style which became such a dominant force in African music and such an influence worldwide. His iconic drumming has since underpinned an extensive catalogue of solo works as well as collaborations with the likes of Damon Albarn as part of The Good, The Bad and The Queen, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Sebastien Tellier, Grace Jones, Malian superstar Oumou Sangareacute, Jeff Mills and Hugh Masekela.His 2009 World Circuit debut, the raw and uncut Secret Agent, has all the ingredients that combine to make Afrobeat so special fat, fullthroated, hard riffing horns nagging tenor guitars jazz and funkinformed saxophone and trumpet work outs effervescent chickenshack keyboards lyrics rich in folk metaphors and proverbs, some of which confront state corruption and oppression Kuti’ most frequent targets deepsoul call and response vocals and, of course, energising everything around it, Allen’ majestic drumming.Two years on from Tony Allen’ passing at the age of 80, World Circuit will rerelease this classic album on 2 x 180g heavyweight vinyl. The audio has been remastered and the package features the original 2009 sleeve notes in a 4p 12′ booklet.’if you’re wondering why Afrobeat is hip, start here.’ Observer Music Monthly’There is no question that Tony Allen is a genius, one of the greatest percussionists in the history of popular music’ The Guardian’While seeking to revive Afrobeat from the roots, Tony Allen imposes here a modernist vision and achieves the best possible synthesis between Yoruba foundations, Blue Note jazz arrangements and electro sound resolution.’ – Les Inrockuptibles
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