Tony Allen

Allen Tony Allen, Veal Michael E. Veal

Description

Tony Allen is the autobiography of legendary Nigerian drummer Tony Allen, the rhythmic engine of Fela Kuti's Afrobeat. Conversational, inviting, and packed with telling anecdotes, Allen's memoir is based on hundreds of hours of interviews with the musician and scholar Michael E. Veal. It spans Allen's early years and career playing highlife music in Lagos; his fifteen years with Fela, from 1964 until 1979; his struggles to form his own bands in Nigeria; and his emigration to France.Allen embraced the drum set, rather than African handheld drums, early in his career, when drum kits were relatively rare in Africa. His story conveys a love of his craft along with the specifics of his practice. It also provides invaluable firsthand accounts of the explosive creativity in postcolonial African music, and the personal and artistic dynamics in Fela's Koola Lobitos and Africa 70, two of the greatest bands to ever play African music.

Sujets

• World music
• Musiques du monde
• Nigeria

Informations

• Publié par: Duke University Press
• Date de parution: 27 septembre 2013
• Nombre de lectures: 1
• EAN13: 9780822377092
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

TonyAllen Pràîse or

“TÉÉ ôû É ô aôÉà ôû Tô aÉ.” —FelA AnikulApo-kuTi

“TÉ ÉàÉŝ  ûÉ àŝ à àŝ ï’ çôçÉÉ.” —BriAn eno

“TÉÉ ŝ ô qûÉŝô à Tô aÉ ŝ à Éûŝ, ôÉ ô É ÉàÉŝ Éçûŝŝôŝŝ  É ŝô ô ôûà ûŝç.” —roBin Denselow, THE GUaRdIaN

“WÉ Tô aÉ à aà  à, É û Éà ôÉŝ ŝÉÉ É  çôû ô ô ôÉÉ.” —pAT BlAshill, rOLLINg stONE

“ï É ŝ m. aÉ’ŝ û û É çÉà Éà  Éà’ŝ aôÉà. W ôf Éàŝ ô É àŝŝ û à àççÉŝ ŝàGÉÉ ÉÉÉ -à çà à ŝàÉ û, ŝ ŝÉÉ û ôçÉû -Éô ŝû àŝ à ààÉ, à ŝûÉ, à à û.” —Jon pAreles, THE nEW yORK TImES

“Tô aÉ, ô àô  ôçàŝ/àçŝ Éà Kû çÉàÉ ôÉ ô ôôÉ ûŝç’ŝ ôŝ ôôûŝ ŝûÉÉŝ, aôÉà, ÉŝÉÉŝ à àçÉ ô É ŝ ô ÉàÉŝ û ûÉŝ ô à É. ô ôÉ à ô Éàŝ É àŝ ÉÉ ô à ŝçÉ ŝÉ à çàçÉŝ  à, ûŝàÉŝ  ç , à ûŝÉŝ àûÉçÉŝ ô àçÉ-à Éçŝàŝ.” — MOdERN DRUmmER magazINE

“Tô aÉ ŝ Éŝ ô àŝ É àŝ à ÉÉ É Éà Kû’ŝ ÉôŝÉ aôÉà, à ŝ à ŝ ô àûôûŝ ôûŝÉ à Éôç,  à à à  ŝÉÉ ààôçà, û àÉŝ ÉÉç ŝÉŝÉ ôçÉ ôû’É ô ôû ÉÉ  ôô. . . . sûàÉôûŝ Éà û É ŝ à ÉàŝŝÉ É  ôÉ ôôŝÉ-É, Éàŝ ôç ôô, ŝ à ŝ à ôçÉ ààÉ ÉfôÉŝŝ à Éàà.” —MArk huDson, THE DaILY TELEgRaPH

“WÉÉ ŝôÉôÉ ô É É à É-àçÉ ô çàç Éà àŝ ô É àŝ, Éà à aÉ’ŝ aà  à  àôŝ ççà  ôû É ôÉ ô É îŝ ŝôŝ. ï àŝ É [à] bôôŝ Côŝ, JàÉŝ bô’ŝ àŝŝ àÉ, É àçŝàÉ à ô [à ÉÉŝ à] É ÉÉ ‘É ûÉŝ çàŝ ô É àÉ’ à Pàû mçCàÉ,  àôŝ ô ÉçôBànd on the Run, ŝà É ÉÉ É Éŝ É à É’ ÉÉ ŝÉÉ.” —peTer CulshAw, THE obSERvER

“a ôçôûŝ-É ôç àçÉ, aÉ àŝ ô Éà à aôÉà à mÉ PàÉ/Jàô sàŝ/CÉ sûÉîÉ ÉÉ ô JàÉŝ bô à û: TÉŝÉ û- Éŝ ŝ ÉÉÉÉ à çàÉ É ôçÉ ô ôûà ûŝç ôÉÉ.” —MATT roGers, THE VILLagE VOIcE

“É Éçûŝŝôŝŝ . . . çà çà ô àÉ ÉÉ à û à’ŝ à aÉ  É É àÉ ŝ ôûŝÉ ŝ ô É ûŝç ô Kû à ôÉÉ É çÉàÉ É ŝôû É ô çàÉ ô ô àŝ aôÉà.” —niGel williAMson, THE iNdEPENdENt

TonyAllen

TonyleAln An Autobiography of the MAsTer DruMMer oF AFroBeAT

Tony Allen with MiChAel e. VeAl

DûÉ UÉŝ PÉŝŝ Dûà à ôô 

©  DûÉ UÉŝ PÉŝŝ a ŝ ÉŝÉÉ PÉ  É UÉ sàÉŝ ô aÉçà ô àç-ÉÉ àÉ ♾ DÉŝÉ  HÉàÉ HÉŝÉ TÉŝÉ  Wà  TŝÉ ïôàô sŝÉŝ, ïç.

à ô CôÉŝŝ Cààô--Pûçàô Dàà aÉ, Tô, – Tô aÉ : à àûôôà ô É àŝÉ ûÉ ô àôÉà / Tô aÉ ;  mçàÉ E. VÉà. àÉŝ ç ïçûÉŝ ôàçà ÉÉÉçÉŝ à É. ISBN ---- (çô : à. àÉ) ISBN ---- (. : à. àÉ) . aÉ, Tô, – . DûÉŝ (mûŝçàŝ) nÉàbôà. . aôÉàbôà. ï. VÉà, mçàÉ E., – ïï. TÉ. ML.AA  .ç [B] 

TONY ALLEN I would lîke to dedîçàte thîs book to y pàrents, Mr. Jàes Alàbî Allen ànd Mrs. Prudentîà Annà Allen.

MIcHaEL e. VEaL I would lîke to dedîçàte thîs book to the eory o y àther, Mr. Henry Veàl (1925–2011), à greàt àn ànd greàt àther who wîll àlwàys be the ost îportànt druer în y lîe.

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