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
Hear “Stumbling Down” From Tony Allen’s Upcoming Posthumous Album
There Is No End.
Blue Note
Records today released the second single from the album, out on the first
anniversary of Allen’s passing. “Stumbling
Down” features the Zambian-born rapper Sampa the Great.
It’s a testament
to Allen’s incredible versatility sure he could do Afrobeat, but
he also famously explored jazz, and in the 21st century found himself
at home collaborating with Damon Albarn or Common on dance and
hip-hop-inflected songs ranging from the straightforward to the
outre, adding characteristic but understated-as-needed drumming for
albums like Charlotte Gainsbourg’s dreamy soundscape record
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