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Preserving legacy and encouraging intergenerational dialogue in music. #RestInBeats
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For Rest In Beats: Opiyo Okeyo (@opiyookeyo), Victoria Ford (@gravity508), Jabari Johnson (@jabari)
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Tony Allen: The 5 Major Drum Patterns of Afrobeat
Tony Allen breaks down the five major drum patterns of Afrobeat in an unreleased clip from our recent documentary Birth of Afrobeat. Birth of Afrobeat highlights the legendary drummer's life and has screened at over 50 film festivals and cultural institutions around the world. The film premiered on PBS in January 2020.
When we explained the mission of Rest In Beats, preserving legacy and encouraging intergenerational dialogue in music, Tony understood it right away. He regularly honored his musical lineage (Victor Olaiya, Max Roach, Art Blakey) and worked with many musicians who were his junior (Damon Albarn, Chicago Afrobeat Project, Erykah Badu, Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Afrobeats artists).
“Tony had an impact as powerful as Fela Kuti’s voice, though he rarely said much,” Okeyo told Rolling Stone. “His weapon was collaboration and he was Afrobeat’s greatest ambassador. While we were filming, Tony said, ‘Afrobeat is the only major music genre of which you can still count the number of bands on your fingers-from Japan, France, to the U.S.-but that will change, it’s growing.'”
Title: Birth of Afrobeat (birthofafrobeat.com)
Director/Writer: Opiyo Okeyo
Producers: David Glines, Eric Trosset
Music: Tony Allen
Prod. Co.: Rest In Beats LLC
Distribution: APT, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
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When we explained the mission of Rest In Beats, preserving legacy and encouraging intergenerational dialogue in music, Tony understood it right away. He regularly honored his musical lineage (Victor Olaiya, Max Roach, Art Blakey) and worked with many musicians who were his junior (Damon Albarn, Chicago Afrobeat Project, Erykah Badu, Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Afrobeats artists).
“Tony had an impact as powerful as Fela Kuti’s voice, though he rarely said much,” Okeyo told Rolling Stone. “His weapon was collaboration and he was Afrobeat’s greatest ambassador. While we were filming, Tony said, ‘Afrobeat is the only major music genre of which you can still count the number of bands on your fingers-from Japan, France, to the U.S.-but that will change, it’s growing.'”
Title: Birth of Afrobeat (birthofafrobeat.com)
Director/Writer: Opiyo Okeyo
Producers: David Glines, Eric Trosset
Music: Tony Allen
Prod. Co.: Rest In Beats LLC
Distribution: APT, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
Follow Rest In Beats:
☛ Newsletter: RestInBeats.com
☛ Facebook: restinbeats
☛ Twitter: restinbeats
☛ Instagram: restinbeats
☛ Instagram: opiyookeyo
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Where can we watch this doc?
Love and Light to him, Love and Light!
Thank you for the beats bro!
Id also love to see a pdf. I know you dont provide that and you've also stated to learn it by ear. I've transcribed hundreds of things i think i hear by my ear. Its a shame that Allen never had someone approach him on creating a book about his music and patterns. Even if he's changing complex polyrhythms into a more western digestible format. I'd just love to see it written down and how it presents and a time sig to match. It would be super cool.
For sure. Can totally understand your point.
This man in line with Clyde Stubblefield ,John Jabo Starks of James Brown Bands fame oh yeah John Morgan
How so, a few folks mentioned this. Tony mentioned the crew listening to some JB during their early US visits
Thank you for this excerpt. I am surprised that after three years, it only has 100 other comments. Some people enjoy speed-metal drumming (pneumatic piledriver with plenty of crash, anyone?) but isolating these five patterns appeals to me on so many levels. He knew he was especially talented, but it is also rewarding to hear Tony Allen speak in his usual gentle tones, and I get to admire his amazing modesty.
The fourth beat is so similar to the songs paternal in congas, now I see where changuito got the inspiration!!
Holy shit
Pattern 4 sounds like it inspired Purdie's groove in the Drumeo video :)
Very good advice
WOW!!! Gratitude!!!
Which songs do they appear on?
You hear various iterations of the patterns across all of his work
Deceptively complex. He rattles off softer attacks on these patterns.
The 🐐! The way his beat swings is feels like the ocean.
God like genius
When he comes in on "Expensive Shit"... .... yeah
Such articulation at such a quiet volume
One of my top 5 drummers among the dozens of drummers i love.
🖖🏾
This is real Fela and Femi Kuti Afrobeat. Not to be confused with Afrobeats RIP Legend
Seun Kuti is keeping the torch of Fela's Afrobeat. Femi is excellent but is more fusion, Seun is the roots: he records and perform with Egypt 80, and some of Fela's musicians were/are still in the band. Afrobeats is a contemporary dancehall style, mosty programmed with no live instruments.
Can we create AFRO-LIVE GENRE?
I've been experimenting with playing all music in a live concert hall mode for some months now and I see that genre & AFRO-TRAP.
Finally Someone gets it
Music is unfortunately not the same as sport where better skill and more practice does translate to a higher probability of winning. Instead you can be the best musician this world has ever seen and still not make it purely cause of a lack of promotion. Conversely, you can write ingenious lyrics such as "yeah you've got that yummy yum..." and get tons of views cause there's a team behind you ensuring that people are going to hear your music. The big artists out there aren't really the most technically skilled ones cause that's not really essential. As for having plans B C D and so on, some people can't do other jobs that are in demand because of health related reasons (Tix as an example) so if music doesn't work out for them, nothing will. So yeah some people, potentially including me and you are screwed and there's nothing we can do about it :D
RIP Tony Allen
Wow would u look at that
Wow. Incredible groove that he’s able to play so comfortably. Thank you so much for sharing this video.
Heels down!!
His touch is super light, with both hands and feet. You are not going to get the same fell if you play harder and lounder. Same thing with Bernard Purdie. What a master!
What an absolute legend and one of the main reasons for me starting to play drums 23 years ago
Ned told me to check you out I’m glad I did❤️
Amazing
I love this - started a company in order to finance my musical (drumming) interests. Working very well and not at all dependent on making a living and potentially stifling my creativity. Plus the time it took to grow the business allowed me to grow as a musician and realize that I wouldn't have made it at a younger age, knowing what I now know.
Yes, He will!
This channel is so 🔥
Where are all the ghanians claiming the genre to have originated from Ghana? I guess they are hiding
Rest in Heaven, Tony. Your music inspires me
He made it look so simple and effortless. I find myself sounding more American when I play it. Loving the stick drags on the snare and off pattern Tom licks. These are all the things my teacher was teaching us before he passed. Those of you learning his technique. Pay special attention to how he is holding his sticks with the light grip and barley forcing the sticks. It’s a really hard swing to learn if you’ve always played forcefully. Good luck learning. Rest in beautiful heaven Femi, my own personal mentor.
" It’s a really hard swing to learn if you’ve always played forcefully." THIS
In another interview, He said, "in other to hold the stick right, you must be able to play your drums using pillows and have the pillow bounce back the sticks. "
This is gold! 🙏🏼
Do not have a back up plan. Work 2 PLANS at the same time until one is dominant. Hopefully your art. 🔥🔥🔥 #BillionaireGh
Does anyone know which songs (from Fela, Tony or anyone else) feature any one of these grooves?
" teacher don't teach me nonsense"
Groove 5 is adapted by Tony in "la ritournelle" - Sébastien Tellier. Amazing performance and feel
I'm glad Paul is better. 🙏🏽 Godspeed my Brother. 🤗 💞
I won’t lie he’s talking from a place of privilege he got lucky with the right connection at a VERY young age, and got given the CHANCE that alone would motivate anyone not to have a plan b and work hard, but not anyone has it like him, he contradicts himself in interviews every now and then and I’m saying this as a huge a past Stan that has watch tons of his interviews, as he admitted himself he got luck. Moral of the story do what’s best for you, if you don’t wanna have a plan b and risk it big don’t, if you do, that’s also fine, if you wanna do both (have a part time hustle and chase the goal at the same time) that’s fine too, it’s your call, there’s no straight rule…
Not enough content like this on the web!
Idgaf believe me there's only one me!
It's like listening to a symphony orchestra. As stonefree1313 said: I could listen to this all day long.
Legend. R.I.P. 🥲
I've been obsessed with patterns 3 and 5 ever since I discovered Tony Allen. He could use them in any song and I'd still be mesmerized every time. Really sad I never got to see him play live. RIP
Thanx for sharing
Funny how all the people in the comment section are saying to go all in and never made anything of themselves, while having clicked on a video for advice from a guy who made it and is the top of his game and is telling you to have backup plans. It's like the uneducated telling you you don't need school while the old guy is telling you you do because that old guy listened to the morons on the tv (or internet) when they said he didn't need school.
Is there a pdf available please?
This is music you have to learn by ear: sing each part and play it until the feel is right and consistent: only your ear van tell you if you are playing it right.
This man actually asked to sit in on my gig in New Orleans. I didn't know who he was yet but thank God for allowing him to grace my presence 🙏
Over the years I’ve been lucky to play with some amazing drummers. I played Fela’s “opposite people” to my friend who is currently on a world tour with one of the most respected jazz artists on the planet…..He was convinced it was two drummers playing Tony’s part. 😂. Other friends who have insane 4 way independence struggle with that groove. Tony is a legend and I’m jealous you had that experience with him.
@@KevinM-dg7kx Now that you say that. I was thinking the same thing. He has a couple of grooves my band has let me slid with, by not really playing what Tony played. It's a freaking art trying to play it uneffortlessly without forcing the stick into the drum.
what kind of music were you playing in New Orleans?
Who needs this on Audio clean format?
I’m far from the best Drummer on planet and I think these grooves are easy but I guess it’s all a state of mind and where you’re coming from.
My feet just start to tap and dance by themselves.. It is in our human nature, in all our colours... I'm white btw, but afrobeat makes my bodyhair rise and puts a smile on my face, my eyes just close...
I'm also a white boy but damn, african music just has something in it that really stirs up something deep inside of us. Something that our culture seems to have lost along the way.
Fellow white here
Yo, don't turn it into a KKK meeting, boys .
I love his playing... My favourite drummer. RIP