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Yesterday at age 79.

Yesterday at age 79.

ByMoyo Okediji

Yesterday at age 79,

Tony Allen, joined the ancestors.

Allen, born in Ghana,

was Fela’s lead drummer and bandleader

for many many years.

But the drummer is typically positioned

at the background of the stage,

and you hardly ever see them.

The singer is always in front.

ÀÌKÚ

ÀÌKÚ

ByMoyo Okediji

When I was a kid between the ages of three to ten, my friends and I were fond of watching Lọ́baníkà, an egúngún masquerade that performed regularly once a year in my neighborhood at Iremo in Ile Ife. Lobanika’s annual act was the highlight of the entire community, and we always waited with joy for the week when Lobanika performed to the delight of all and sundry

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