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Trailblazing Afrobeat Drummer & Pioneer, Tony Allen, Has Died

MALMESBURY, ENGLAND - JULY 23: Tony Allen performs in the Siam Tent on day one of Womad on July 23, 2010 in Malmesbury, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/Getty Images)

Trailblazing Afrobeat Drummer & Pioneer, Tony Allen, Has Died

"Without Tony Allen, there would be no Afrobeat," Fela Kuti once said of the legendary musician.