Tony Allen - Secret Agent 2LP Deluxe Edition marking his return to recording

marking his return to recording after a period of inactivity

The Heptones

While No Room is not quite on the same level as Mobley's classic Soul Station

or for the killer Explain The Style variant

a set of dreamy and introspective tracks where the artist showed his evolution and maturity

Tony Allen - Secret Agent 2LP Deluxe Edition marking his return to recordingTony Allen has long been acknowledged as Africa's finest drummer and one of the continent's most influential musicians. Together with Fela Kuti (with whom he played for 15 years) Allen co created Afrobeat the hard driving, horns rich, funk infused, politically insurrectionary style which became such a dominant force in African music and such an influence worldwide. His iconic drumming has since underpinned an extensive catalogue of solo works as well