Tony Allen(1940-2020)

Actor
Composer
Music Department

Ginger Baker looks back on his musical career with Cream and Blind Faith; his introduction to Fela Kuti; his self-destructive patterns and losses of fortune; and his current life inside a fortified South African compound.

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Beware of Mr. Baker (2012)

Tony Allen was born on 12 August 1940 in Lagos, Nigeria. He was an actor and composer, known for The Last King of Scotland (2006), Pan (2015) and Broken (2012). He was married to Sylvie Nicollet. He died on 30 April 2020 in Paris, France.

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Known for

The Last King of Scotland

7.6

Soundtrack

2006

Hugh Jackman, Garrett Hedlund, Rooney Mara, and Levi Miller in Pan (2015)

Pan

5.7

Tony Allen

2015

Broken

7.2

Music Department

2012

The Last Hero

6.2

Soundtrack

1982

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Actor

Pan
5.7
- Tony Allen
- 2015

Composer

Music Department

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Personal details

Official site
- Discogs
Alternative name
- the Bad & the Queen The Good
Born
- August 12, 1940
- Lagos, Nigeria
Died
- April 30, 2020
- Paris, France(heart attack)
Spouse
- Sylvie Nicollet1987 - April 30, 2020 (his death, 3 children)

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Pioneering drummer and co-founder of the Afrobeat genre. He was the drummer and musical director of Fela Kuti's band Africa '70 in the 1960-70s.