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According to his manager, Allens cause of death is unknown but not linked to the coronavirus.
Allen served as the musical director and drummer for legendary Afrobeat musician Fela Kuti in the 60s and 70s.
Before his death in 1997, Kuti once said that without Tony Allen, there would be no Afrobeat.
