Tony Allen

Summary

Tony Allen is a human^[1]. He was born in Lagos^[2]. He was born on July 20, 1940^[3]. He passed away in 15th arrondissement of Paris^[4]. He died on April 30, 2020^[5]. He worked as a songwriter^[6], drummer^[7], conductor^[8], and composer^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (894 views/month, #6,954 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Tony Allen's place of birth was Lagos^[2].
• Tony Allen passed away in 15th arrondissement of Paris^[4].
• Tony Allen died in Paris^[11].
• Tony Allen was born on July 20, 1940^[3].
• Tony Allen died on April 30, 2020^[5].
• Tony Allen held citizenship in Nigeria^[12].
• Tony Allen held citizenship in France^[13].
• Tony Allen worked as a songwriter^[6].
• Tony Allen worked as a drummer^[7].
• Tony Allen worked as a conductor^[8].
• Tony Allen worked as a composer^[9].
• Tony Allen is recorded as male^[14].
• Tony Allen's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• Tony Allen's genre is Afrobeat^[16].
• Tony Allen's genre is reggae^[17].
• Tony Allen's record label is recorded as Astralwerks^[18].
• Tony Allen's Commons category is recorded as Tony Allen^[19].
• The cause of death was aortic aneurysm^[20].
• Tony Allen's family name is recorded as Allen^[21].
• Tony Allen's given name is recorded as Tony^[22].
• Tony Allen's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tony Allen^[23].
• Tony Allen's Commons gallery is recorded as Tony Allen^[24].
• Tony Allen's manner of death is recorded as natural causes^[25].
• Tony Allen's instrument is recorded as drum kit^[26].
• Tony Allen's instrument is recorded as voice^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: NG^[29]

• Began / founded: 1940-08-12^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2020-04-30^[31]

• Genre(s): afrobeat, funk, jazz, post-bop^[32]

• Community tags: afro-beat, afrobeat, drummer, funk, jazz, post-bop, world^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: ea524cc6-191a-4c05-ab88-3bb5c0880ca5^[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Lagos^[2], Tony Allen… he was born on July 20, 1940^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include songwriter^[6], drummer^[7], conductor^[8], and composer^[9].

Death and Burial

Tony Allen died on April 30, 2020^[5]. Recorded place of death include 15th arrondissement of Paris^[4], a municipal arrondissement of France^[35], in France^[36], founded in 1860^[37] and Paris^[11], a commune of France^[38], in France^[39], founded in -0300^[40]. The cause of death was aortic aneurysm^[20].

Why It Matters

Tony Allen ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (894 views/month, #6,954 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

FAQs

Where was Tony Allen born?

Born in Lagos^[2], Tony Allen…

Where did Tony Allen die?

Tony Allen passed away in 15th arrondissement of Paris^[4].

What did Tony Allen do for work?

Tony Allen worked as songwriter^[6], drummer^[7], conductor^[8], and composer^[9].