Tony Allen - Secret Agent 2LP B2B Mark Broom and C

Mark Broom and C

This album sits firmly in a list of the 100 greatest Brazilian albums of all time

but with the electrifying vocals of Vanessa Hidary atop

it combines old and new sounds

roughened textures and geometries that speak to a guiding principle of making technological advancement accessible to the people

Tony Allen - Secret Agent 2LP B2B Mark Broom and CTony Allen has long been acknowledged as Africa's finest drummer and one of the continent's most influential musicians. Together with Fela Kuti (with whom he played for 15 years) Allen co created Afrobeat the hard driving, horns rich, funk infused, 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