Italian Football club pays tribute to the late Tony Allen who passed away a day ago in Paris. This joins the list of individuals and people who gave paid tribute to the legendary Fela-Anikulapo-Kuti’s drummer.
Although the cause of his death is yet to be known, music stars in Nigeria have paid tribute to Tony Allen who is considered as the best drummer from this part of the world.
Notable artists who have paid tribute to the Afrobeat drummer include rapper M.I Abaga, Seun Kuti, Alain Mabanckou, and many others.
Italian Football Club Pays Tribute to Tony Allen
The best tribute given to Tony Allen, who Fela regarded as the creator of Afrobeat for now is from Italian Football club, A.S Roma.
The Italian football club pays tribute to the late drummer through their social media account @ASRomaEN. The statement on the club’s Twitter handle reads ”#ASRoma’s Friday night playlist is a 30-track tribute to Afrobeat pioneer Tony Allen, one of the world’s greatest drummers, who sadly died yesterday”
This move by A.S Roma is definitely one of the best tributes given to the Nigerian who is known as the Vice President of Afrobeat, led by the legendary Fela Anikulapo Kuti.
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