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Tony Allen

TONY ALLEN

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Tony Allen is a musician and performer with 69 credits across their career. Their performing career is closely associated with The Good, The Bad and The Queen. They also have 21 songwriting credits.

Songwriting

Written by Tony Allen

26 tracks · 9 artists

The Good, The Bad and The Queen

10 tracks

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Tony Allen

4 tracks

Cosmosis Lyrics
Stumbling Down Lyrics
Go Back Lyrics
Never (Lagos Never Gonna Be the Same)Lyrics

Rocket Juice & The Moon

3 tracks

Poison Lyrics
Lolo Lyrics
Hey, Shooter Lyrics

April March

3 tracks

Born
Rolla Rolla
Californian Fall

Joan As Police Woman2
Gorillaz1
Yannis & The Yaw1
Boozoo Bajou1
Bloc Party1

Production

Produced by Tony Allen

5 tracks · 2 artists

Rocket Juice & The Moon

3 tracks

Hey, Shooter Lyrics
Lolo Lyrics
Poison Lyrics

Tony Allen

2 tracks

Stumbling Down Lyrics
Cosmosis Lyrics

Drums

Drums — Tony Allen

49 tracks · 22 artists

The Good, The Bad and The Queen

21 tracks

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Fela Kuti

4 tracks

Lady Lyrics
Ikoyi Mentality Versus Mushin Mentality Lyrics
Confusion Pt. I
Why Black Man Dey Suffer Lyrics

Doctor L

3 tracks

Psycho On The Bus
By Surprise
2 Your Bones

Yasushi Ide

2 tracks

Galactic Beats Pt.2
Galactic Beats Pt.1

Rocket Juice & The Moon2
Tony Allen1
Jimi Tenor1
Youth1
Nu Genea1
Boozoo Bajou1
Sébastien Tellier1
Grace Jones1
Yannis & The Yaw1
Neil Finn1
Cerrone1
Angélique Kidjo1
Gorillaz1
Susheela Raman1
Joan As Police Woman1
Java (7)1
Charlotte Gainsbourg1
Air1

Featured Artist

Featured Artist — Tony Allen

6 tracks · 3 artists

Cerrone

4 tracks

2nd Chance
2nd Chance (Mind Enterprises Remix)
2nd Chance (Extended Remix)
2nd Chance

Gorillaz

1 track

The Hardest Thing (feat. Tony Allen)Lyrics

Rockin’ Squat

1 track

They Don't Know

Additional Drums

Additional Drums — Tony Allen

1 track · 1 artist

Snoop Dogg

1 track

Sumthin Like This Night Lyrics

Background Vocals

Background Vocals — Tony Allen

1 track · 1 artist

Tony Allen

1 track

Cosmosis Lyrics

Lead Vocals

Lead Vocals — Tony Allen

1 track · 1 artist

Doctor L

1 track

Psycho On The Bus

Spoken Word

Spoken Word — Tony Allen

1 track · 1 artist

Gorillaz

1 track

The Hardest Thing Lyrics

Vocals

Vocals — Tony Allen

1 track · 1 artist

Gorillaz

1 track

How Far?Lyrics

Artists

Associated Artists

The Good, The Bad and The Queen

The Good, The Bad and The Queen

22 tracks

Tony Allen

Tony Allen

4 tracks

Cerrone

Cerrone

Discography

Albums

The Mountain

The Mountain

Gorillaz

2026

Lagos Paris London EP

Lagos Paris London EP

Yannis & The Yaw

2024

Bar Mediterraneo

Bar Mediterraneo

Nu Genea

2022

Most Popular

Top Tracks

How Far?

Gorillaz

La Ritournelle

La Ritournelle

Sébastien Tellier

Lady

Lady

Fela Kuti

The Hardest Thing

4 tracks

Fela Kuti

Fela Kuti

4 tracks

Gorillaz

Gorillaz

3 tracks

Rocket Juice & The Moon

Rocket Juice & The Moon

3 tracks

April March

April March

3 tracks

Doctor L

Doctor L

3 tracks

Yasushi Ide

2 tracks

Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg

1 track

Boozoo Bajou

1 track

Sébastien Tellier

Sébastien Tellier

1 track

Grace Jones

Grace Jones

1 track

Rockin’ Squat

Rockin’ Squat

1 track

Bloc Party

Bloc Party

1 track

Yannis & The Yaw

Yannis & The Yaw

1 track

Angélique Kidjo

Angélique Kidjo

1 track

Neil Finn

Neil Finn

1 track

Susheela Raman

Susheela Raman

1 track

Joan as Police Woman

Joan as Police Woman

1 track

Cosmic Suite 2 - New Beginning

Cosmic Suite 2 - New Beginning

Yasushi Ide

2022

There Is No End

There Is No End

Tony Allen

2021

In Cinerama

April March

2021

Rejoice

Rejoice

Tony Allen

2020

Acid Punk Dub Apocalypse

Youth

2020

Merrie Land

Merrie Land

The Good, The Bad and The Queen

2018

Afro

Cerrone

2016

Saxentric

Jimi Tenor

2016

Red Lips

Cerrone

2016

Film of Life

Film of Life

Tony Allen

2014

Tapes

Tapes

Bloc Party

2013

Rocket Juice & the Moon

Rocket Juice & the Moon

Rocket Juice & The Moon

2012

The Great Depression

Doctor L

2011

Confessions D'Un Enfant Du Siècle Vol 3

Rockin’ Squat

2010

Vel

Susheela Raman

2010

Hurricane

Hurricane

Grace Jones

2008

Politics

Politics

Sébastien Tellier

2004

Mountains Will Never Surrender

Doctor L

2000

Hawaï

Java (7)

2000

Try Whistling This

Neil Finn

1998

The Solution Is Restless

The Solution Is Restless

Joan As Police Woman

Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez

Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez

Gorillaz

Confusion

Confusion

Fela Kuti

Remain in Light

Remain in Light

Angélique Kidjo

Satta

Satta

Boozoo Bajou

Why Black Man Dey Suffer

Why Black Man Dey Suffer

Fela Kuti

The Good, the Bad and the Queen

The Good, the Bad and the Queen

The Good, The Bad and The Queen

Live at the De De De Der Disc One

Live at the De De De Der Disc One

Damon Albarn

Shakara

Shakara

Fela Kuti

Gorillaz

Merrie Land

The Good, The Bad and The Queen

Poison

Rocket Juice & The Moon

History Song

The Good, The Bad and The Queen

Gun to the Head

The Good, The Bad and The Queen

Go Back

Go Back

Tony Allen

The Good, The Bad And The Queen

The Good, The Bad and The Queen

Kingdom of Doom

The Good, The Bad and The Queen

Lady Boston

The Good, The Bad and The Queen