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  The 10 best global albums of 2020

  The 10 best global albums of 2020. Away from the English-language mainstream was a world of mindblowing sound from Indian raga to Malian mayhem, and Tony Allen and Hugh Masekela’s final work

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  Jürgen Schadeberg obituary

  Jürgen Schadeberg obituary. South African photographer who covered the struggle against apartheid and won the trust of Nelson Mandela

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  WFH album of the week: Rejoice by Tony Allen and Hugh Masekela

  When Tony Allen left Africa ‘70, Fela Kuti’s pioneering Afrobeat band, four drummers were drafted in to replace him. It gives some indication of just how magnificent the Nigerian drummer's talent was. To put it more succinctly, as Kuti famously once did: “Without Tony Allen, there would be no Afrobeat.”The music world is mourning after Allen passed away last week at the age of 79, but his power with a stick in each hand remained undiminished. We got a glimpse of that sparkle with the Gorillaz tr

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  Tony Allen, drummer who with Fela Kuti made Afrobeat a global phenomenon – obituary

  Tony Allen, the supremely talented Nigerian drummer and bandleader, who has died aged 79, helped to pioneer – with the great singer Fela Kuti – the sound of Afrobeat, a shimmering, polyrhythmic West African music that went on to become an influence around the world. Allen’s versatility as a drummer ensured that he was in great demand; basing himself in London and Paris from 1984, he led his own band and worked with all manner of musicians, including the Blur frontman Damon Albarn, the American t

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  Tony Allen: the Afrobeat maverick who blazed a trail across the globe

  Tony Allen: the Afrobeat maverick who blazed a trail across the globeThe Nigerian musician was a restless creator who embraced the physicality of drumming and innovated until the end * Tony Allen’s 10 best tracks * News report: Afrobeat co-founder Tony Allen dies aged 79

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  Tony Allen death: Afrobeat legend dies aged 79

  Afrobeat pioneer Tony Allen has died at the age of 79.

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  Tony Allen and Hugh Masekela - Rejoice review: Two giants conjure fresh spontaneity

  Tony Allen and the late Hugh Masekela are giants of African music. The former is the drummer who, with Fela Kuti, created Nigerian Afrobeat. Trumpeter Masekela was an icon of the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa.

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  Dumama + Kechou: Buffering Juju review – a bewitching musical odyssey

  Dumama + Kechou: Buffering Juju review – a bewitching musical odyssey(Mushroom Hour Half Hour) A woman’s release from prison provides a folkloric story that drives the Johannesburg duo’s wonderfully inventive debut

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  Hugh Masekela: Google Doodle celebrates South Africa jazz icon and anti-apartheid activist

  Google has unveiled a new addition to its Doodle series featuring Hugh Masekela, a legendary jazz musician known as the “father of South African jazz” who was also an anti-apartheid activist. Masekela was a rare artist who succeeded in fusing politics with his music, making his songs and performances compelling and timeless. Masekela would have turned 80 today.

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  Who is Hugh Masekela? Google Doodle honours 'father of South African jazz'

  Renowned jazz artist and activist Hugh Masekela is the subject of Google’s latest doodle, serving as a celebration of his life and legacy. A master horn player, Masekela was known as the “father of South African jazz,” fusing politics and influences from Africa to inspire his music. Masekela was born in 1939 in Witbank, near Johannesburg, and would grow up against the oppressive backdrop of apartheid, which implemented a system of racial segregation.

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