Rock Hall 2022: A Discerning Fan’s Guide To Voting
The Rev’s got some hottakes on this year’s nominating class whether you like it or not!
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A Queens Boy Under African Skies: Paul Simon Is 80
How Graceland helped guide me to a lifelong love for global music
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ALBUMS: Tony Allen Leaves Behind a Lasting Legacy
Tony Allen (Image: Blue Note) Tony Oladipo Allen, who died last year, was a legend of the drum kit, a musician that was never content to confine his playing to a single style. He was born in Lagos, Nigeria, in 1940 and was a rule breaker right out of the gate. He never played African drums or percussion. Instead, he was fascinated by American jazz, and spent many hours absorbing
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Artists Pay Homage To Tony Allen
Flea, Damon Albarn, Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel and others take to social media to salute the late Afrobeat icon
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LISTEN: “We’ve Landed” by Tony Allen and Hugh Masekela
Legendary African jazz masters have teamed up for the upcoming album Rejoice, out March 20 via the newly re-launched World Circuit Records.
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