Nigerian Afrobeat Legend Tony Allen, 79, Dies in Paris

Tony Allen, the co-founder of musical genre afrobeat along with former bandmate Fela Kuti, died in Paris on Thursday night of unknown causes, according to his manager. He was 79.

"He was in great shape, it was quite sudden. I spoke to him at 1:00 pm, then two hours later he was sick and taken to Pompidou hospital where he died," he manager Eric Trosset told Agence France Presse. He said that his death was not linked to Covid-19.

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