Tony Allen didn’t co-pioneer Afrobeat with Fela – Femi Kuti insists

Femi Kuti, a multiple Grammy-nominated artist and son of late Afrobeats’ pioneer, Fela Kuti, has refuted the claims that the late legendary drummer, Tony Allen co-pioneered the genre with his father.

Allen is widely credited by both local and foreign media as a co-pioneer of Afrobeats for his works as Fela’s lead drummer and music director.

However, speaking in a recent video message shared via his social media page, Femi Kuti dismissed the claims, claiming that Allen or anyone didn’t contributed to Fela’s music.

He claimed that Fela taught Allen his style of…