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Summer is on its way, and unsurprisingly, the list of albums coming out in May is at least partially a reflection of that. A lot of these records are livelier and sunnier than their wintertime counterparts but also compared with last year’s summer releases, many of which saw significant delays thanks to the pandemic. But as the world wakes up, thanks to mass vaccination, the soundtrack should be excellent: New music from St. Vincent, NCT Dream, Mannequin Pussy, and more. Whether you’re finishing up the school year or just getting ready to start leaving work early on Fridays now and again, it’s nice to know your ears will be ready to party, too. (And if you don’t feel like bei
Jeremy Allen
, April 29th, 2021 08:13
Featuring collaborations with Skepta, Ben Okri, and Danny Brown, the final album from afrobeat legend Tony Allen offers a fitting coda to one of music s great second acts, finds Jeremy Allen (no relation)
When Tony Allen died in Paris at the end of April last year, it came as a surprise despite his advancing years. I’d interviewed him just seven weeks before at the Sony offices in West London. He was in good spirits in anticipation of events planned around his eightieth birthday, and any taciturnity was offset with moments of avuncular warmth and a deep, gruff laugh which came from the diaphragm. Shock lay just around the corner. The world changed quickly and then the Afrobeat progenitor was gone even quicker still. Such a swift exit seemed to be at odds with his indomitable playing, his bullishness, his musical voraciousness. As one of African music’s immortals, you’d have been forgiven for assuming he’d outlast us all. His music cert
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Rolling Stone Hear a New Posthumous Tony Allen Track With Sampa the Great, ‘Stumbling Down’
Song will appear on the late Afrobeat drummer’s album,
There Is No End
There Is No End, out April 30th.
“Stumbling Down” boasts a dense, bass-heavy groove that’s cut through with a frenetic mix of percussion and a dextrous vocal performance from Sampa the Great. “Uncle Tony was involved in changing the way African Music was heard and felt, and he has constantly inspired me to learn and to expand my music,” Sampa said in a statement.
“Stumbling Down” marks the second offering from
Posthumous Tony Allen Album Previewed With Cosmosis Featuring Skepta and Ben Okri
Damon Albarn co-produced the track, which will appear on There Is No End, out in April
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Blue Note Records has announced a new posthumous album from late Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen,
There Is No End. The album is set to arrive April 30th, which also marks the one-year anniversary of Allen’s death.
The record announcement comes with the first single, “Cosmosis,” which was co-produced by Allen, Damon Albarn, and Remi Kabaka. The song came out of Allen’s sessions with Albarn and Skepta (who also features on the track) as they finished tracking their collaboration, “How Far?” which appeared on Gorillaz’s 2020 project,