Tony Allen

In September of 2017, 77 year old Nigerian drummer Tony Allen was invited to record the album 'What Goes Up' with American band, Chicago Afrobeat Project. During their time together, Allen recounts how he and partner, late music legend, Fela Kuti, created the Afrobeat genre in Lagos, Nigeria. This hybrid live-action/animated film is a snapshot illustrating Tony Allen's story.

Ginger Baker is known for playing in Cream and Blind Faith, but the world's greatest drummer didn’t hit his stride until 1972, when he arrived in Nigeria and discovered Fela Kuti's Afrobeat. After leaving Nigeria, Ginger returned to his pattern of drug-induced self-destruction, and countless groundbreaking musical works, eventually settling in South Africa, where the 73-year-old lives with his young bride and 39 polo ponies. This documentary includes interviews with Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Carlos Santana and more. Beware of Mr. Baker! With every smash of the drum is a man smashing his way through life.

Un concert exceptionnel de la diva de l’afro-pop Angélique Kidjo à l’Institut du monde arabe, en avril 2019. Accompagnée par le batteur nigérian Tony Allen et par les chanteuses Fatoumata Diawara et Yael Naim, elle interprète des chansons de son dernier opus "Celia", hommage à Celia Cruz, reine cubaine de la salsa, ainsi que certains de ses plus grands tubes.