• Tony Allen – Moody Boy
    • Tony Allen – Bad Roads
    • Tony Allen – Cruising
    • Tony Allen – On Fire
    • Tony Allen – Woro Dance
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    • 2. Bad Roads
    • 3. Cruising
    • 4. On Fire
    • 5. Woro Dance
    • 6. Tony's Blues
    • 7. Wolf Eats Wolf
    • 8. Cool Cats
    • 9. Push And Pull
    • 10. Ewajo
    • 11. Life Is Beautiful

    **Back in stock! Vinyl copies and CD too!! This essential album from the legendary drummer via Blue Note!**

    Long time Fela Kuti drummer the late Tony Allen with a wicked hybrid fusion of jazz and Afrobeat!

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