Name: Secret Agent
Brand: World Circuit
SKU: 20573379
Price: 141 HKD
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Secret Agent

Rating

Album: Secret Agent
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Secret Agent	More Info...
2)	Ijo	More Info...
3)	Switch	More Info...
4)	Celebrate	More Info...
5)	Ayenlo	More Info...
6)	Busybody	More Info...
7)	Pariwo	More Info...
8)	Nina Lowo	More Info...
9)	Atuwaba	More Info...
10)	Alutere	More Info...
11)	Elewon Po	More Info...
2)	Ijo	More Info...	0:05
3)	Switch	More Info...	0:04
4)	Celebrate	More Info...	0:08
5)	Ayenlo	More Info...	0:05
6)	Busybody	More Info...	0:04
7)	Pariwo	More Info...	0:06
8)	Nina Lowo	More Info...	0:05
9)	Atuwaba	More Info...
10)	Alutere	More Info...	0:03
11)	Elewon Po	More Info...	0:05

Album: Secret Agent
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Secret Agent	More Info...
2)	Ijo	More Info...
3)	Switch	More Info...
4)	Celebrate	More Info...
5)	Ayenlo	More Info...
6)	Busybody	More Info...
7)	Pariwo	More Info...
8)	Nina Lowo	More Info...
9)	Atuwaba	More Info...
10)	Alutere	More Info...
11)	Elewon Po	More Info...
2)	Ijo	More Info...	0:05
3)	Switch	More Info...	0:04
4)	Celebrate	More Info...	0:08
5)	Ayenlo	More Info...	0:05
6)	Busybody	More Info...	0:04
7)	Pariwo	More Info...	0:06
8)	Nina Lowo	More Info...	0:05
9)	Atuwaba	More Info...
10)	Alutere	More Info...	0:03
11)	Elewon Po	More Info...	0:05

Performer Notes

Personnel: Tony Allen (vocals, drums, percussion); Nicolas Giraud (trumpet); Simon Andrieux (trombone); Yinka Ogunye (percussion).
Recording information: Studio Calm, Paris, France; Studio Nemours Street, Paris; Studio Soyuz, Paris; Studioworks, Lagos.
It's no surprise that Tony Allen's new album does nothing to dim his reputation as one of the world's greatest drummers. He's the personification of subtlety, leading from the back and carefully pushing and prodding the music, but doing this so cleverly that half the time people don't even notice he's there. He's certainly a man whose four limbs operate independently, setting up cross- and counter-rhythms that add extra levels of texture and complexity to the music. On Secret Agent, recorded in his native Lagos, he's joined by a number of guests (including five different vocalists), but the core musicians working with him are producer Fixi, who contributes several instruments, and Cameroonian guitarist Claude Dibongue, who works well in this framework. It's largely Afrocentric, and definitely political, in the best tradition of Allen's late employer, Fela Kuti. Allen himself contributes vocals to the opening and closing tracks, showing he's more than a drummer, even if his voice is low-key. That he plays so well is remarkable. That he does it like this when he's almost 70 is amazing. ~ Chris Nickson

Professional Reviews

Pitchfork (Website) - "[I]t does represent Allen continuing his late career high, mellow in the way he swings songs like 'Busybody' or 'Pariwo' but never more confdient....Allen as always lies back and waits for you to come to him."