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Tony Allen

Jazz band from Lagos · formed 1940

  • afro colombia
  • afro-beat
  • afrobeat
  • afrofunk
  • bogota
  • drummer
  • fela kuti
  • funk
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Tony Allen photo
Photo: Bandcamp
Shows on record
16
Rooms played
14
Cities
9
Releases
49
Last show
Aug 27, 2018The Promontory

About

Tony Allen is a band from Lagos, formed in 1940, tagged afro colombia, afro-beat, afrobeat by its sources. Shows on record run from 2008 to 2018, across 14 rooms in 9 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

16 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20081 show
  2. 20091 show
  3. 20135 shows
  4. 20145 shows
  5. 20151 show
  6. 20183 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Aug 27, 2018The Promontory · ChicagoSupportwith Chicago Afrobeat Project
Jun 8, 2018La Chapelle Des Lombards · ParisHeadlinerwith Robyn Hitchcock
Feb 28, 2018Metro · ChicagoSupportwith Jeff Mills, Ron Trent
Aug 2, 2015Skeppsholmen · StockholmSupportwith Van Morrison, Timbuktu, Beth Hart, +4
Sep 12, 2014Johnny D's Uptown Restaurant & Music Club · SomervilleSupportwith Chicago Afrobeat Project, DJ Afro-marc
Sep 10, 2014S.O.B.'s · ManhattanSupportwith Chicago Afrobeat Project
Sep 5, 2014Pyramid Scheme · Grand RapidsSupportwith Chicago Afrobeat Project, Afro Zuma
Aug 30, 2014Double Door · ChicagoSupportwith Chicago Afrobeat Project
Aug 28, 2014Cabooze · MinneapolisHeadlinerwith Chicago Afrobeat Project, Black Market Brass
Aug 1, 2013Reggie's Rock Club · ChicagoSupportwith Chicago Afrobeat Project, Jesse Murphy, Ted Sirota's Heavyweight Dub, +1
Jul 30, 2013Damrosch Park at Lincoln Center · New York (NYC)Supportwith Kronos Quartet
Jul 26, 2013Cedar Cultural Center · MinneapolisSupportwith Chicago Afrobeat Project, Black Market Brass, Impala Sound Champions
Jul 24, 2013Damrosch Park at Lincoln Center · New York (NYC)Supportwith Kronos Quartet, Superhuman Happiness, Baloji, +4
Apr 30, 2013Damrosch Park at Lincoln Center · New York (NYC)Supportwith Kronos Quartet
Oct 28, 2009Le Pont des Artistes, France Inter · ParisHeadlinerwith Bumcello, Ballaké Sissoko, Nathalie Natiembé
May 9, 2008Palazzo dei Congressi · RomeSupportwith Alexander Robotnick, Dissonanze, Booka Shade, +35

Where they play

14 rooms in 9 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Chicago4 shows
  • New York (NYC)3 shows
  • Minneapolis2 shows
  • Paris2 shows
  • Grand Rapids1 show

and 4 other cities

Releases

49 releases, 1975–2025

Lineup

  • Rocket Juice & the Moon
  • The Good, the Bad & the Queen
  • Psyco on da Bus
  • Tony Allen & His Afro Messengers
  • Africa 70 · drums (drum set)

Former

  • Moritz von Oswald Trio

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 9+ plays, 2025-10-18–2026-09-25 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'The Continent' (Lace Cadence) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Wo' Pop' (Jyoti B.Fly) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Greta Rose) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Tony Allen — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Tony Allen — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Tony Allen — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Tony Allen — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Tony Allen — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Tony Allen — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Tony Allen — Tony Allen JID018Tony Allen, Adrian Younge
Release art · Tony Allen JID018Tony Allen, Adrian Younge — release
Tony Allen — Jakelewah Doctor L's 3 Years In Heaven Remix
Release art · Jakelewah Doctor L's 3 Years In Heaven Remix — release
Tony Allen — No Discrimination
Release art · No Discrimination — release
Tony Allen — Film Of Life
Release art · Film Of Life — release
Tony Allen — No Accomodation For Lagos
Release art · No Accomodation For Lagos — release
Tony Allen — Black Voices
Release art · Black Voices — release
Tony Allen — NEPA
Release art · NEPA — release
Tony Allen — La Chapelle Des Lombards, 2018-06-08
Poster · La Chapelle Des Lombards, 2018-06-08 — Songkick
Tony Allen — Metro, 2018-02-28
Poster · Metro, 2018-02-28 — Songkick
Tony Allen — Johnny D's Uptown Restaurant & Music Club, 2014-09-12
Poster · Johnny D's Uptown Restaurant & Music Club, 2014-09-12 — Songkick
Tony Allen — Damrosch Park at Lincoln Center, 2013-07-30
Poster · Damrosch Park at Lincoln Center, 2013-07-30 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
Tony Allen on BandcampArtist facts
BandcampArtist facts, Releases, Photos
WikipediaArtist facts
Tony Allen on Last.fmArtist facts
Tony Allen on DiscogsArtist facts
Tony Allen on GeniusArtist facts
Tony Allen on TheAudioDBArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history, Show posters
TheAudioDBPhotos
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
GeniusCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.