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Tony Allen

Forro in the Dark

The World music features this week: Forro in the Dark, Natalia Lafourcade, Tony Allen

Music

We feature a unique selection of music on The World. Here are a few of the artists we’ve played recently.

Drummer Tony Allen

Can music help stop the tragic shipwrecks of migrants coming from Africa?

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Music heard on air for Thursday, January 2, 2014

Music Heard on Air

Summer in the Global Village: Fela Kuti’s Spirit is Summoned to Lincoln Center

Global Hit

Rocket Juice and the Moon Release Self-Titled Album

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Tony Allen

Arts, Culture & Media

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Nigerian afro-beat drummer Tony Allen about his music and about the influence former bandleader Fela Kuti still has on Allen today.

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Fela on Broadway

Despite its mainstream theatrical reputation, the credo on Broadway really continues to be anything goes. And so why not a musical about Nigerian afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo Kuti? Marco Werman reports.