Tony Allen – 12/8/1940 – 30/4/2020
Jane Cornwell
Friday, May 1, 2020
The sudden death of Ghanaian/Nigerian master drummer Tony Oladipo Allen in Paris on Thursday April 30, aged 79, has sent shockwaves across the music world, and social media into mourning.


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