Tony Allen

Nigerian drummer, composer, songwriter (1940-2020).

Born July 20th, 1940 in Lagos.

Died April 30th, 2020 at 79 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (aortic aneurysm). [ref]

Occupations
conductor, drummer, musician, songwriter
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner