Lyrics to night owl song by tony allen we dont have this night owl lyrics yet, you can help by submit it after submit lyrics, your name will be printed as. Tony allen returns on september 8 with the source, his followup to 2014s film of life. Download on amazon just a little bit play on apple music just a little bit download on itunes just a little bit play on spotify just a little bit play on youtube just a little bit. Download apps by night owl sp, llc, including night owl lite. Nite owl is performed at midtempo led by piano and guitar, with ooh, nite owl backing vocals on a song with a really lovely, attractive doowop setting. Rhinos first box set of doo wop classics was obviously successful enough to bring about a second, fourcd set. Night owl this song is by genya ravan and appears on the album. Born in lagos, nigeria in 1940, of mixed nigerian and ghanaian parentage, tony allen taught himself to play by listening to records made by the american jazz drummers art blakey and max roach. Playlists online streaming internet radio songs and tracks kcrw. His career and life story have been documented in his 20 autobiography tony allen. Features allens complete kent and specialty recordings including the all time doo wop classic nite owl as well as the best of his dig and ebb sides, some. The drummer and unofficial music director of the late fela kutis band africa 70 from 1968 until 1979, tony allen born tony oladipo allen was a cocreator of. Tony allen is an excellent performer, it is easy to see that he could be a big star, however as the history shows no many talented black artists of the time could make it big in a corrupted and racist music industry of united states at the time. Rafferty uses night owl to describe a state of mind.
Join napster and access fulllength songs on your phone, computer or home audio device. Reverbnation discover centers on the idea that the love of an artist doesnt begin and end with their music. Nite owl was a name my mother nila had for me because i was always staying out late at night. Musixmatch for spotify and itunes is now available for your computer download now.
The source marks allens fulllength debut on blue note after the label released his tribute to art blakey ep earlier this. Nite owl was a name that his adopted mother nila had given allen because of his perpetual staying out late at night. Aces here comes the nite owl named for his career song gathers together all of his surviving work for just four of them, namely digultra, ebb, kentmodern and the aforementioned specialty. The story behind night owl, according to what tony allen himself wrote on the doowop society of southern californias website in 1999 is that. Complete your tony allen and the champs collection. Vinyl 7 tony allen and the champs nite owl vinyl discogs.
Knight owl here comes the knightowl high quality audio size. Doowop the best the cadillacs, the orioles, the cardinals, the spaniels download on amazon nite owl play on spotify nite owl play on youtube nite owl. Tim timebomb is a music project by tim armstrong, best known as a member of the punk rock. Tony allen recorded for around a dozen labels in a little less than seven years. Master drummer of afrobeat, cowritten with authormusician michael e. Tony allen comedian born 1945, english comedian and writer. The doowop society of southern california, a 501c3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to encourage wider recognition and preservation of 1950searly 60s vocal group harmony commonly called doowop since the late 60s. School videos oldies but goodies night owl lowrider mixtape beyonce good music bullet piercings. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Until now artists had used the night owl only as a metaphor in a commentary. This time around, with all of the hits covered on the first box, the compilers have dug deep into the genres history to put together a selection of some of the. Were not just sharing our favorite songs and leaving the rest to you were giving you the stories and people behind those songs. Film of life doesnt break new ground for influential drummer tony allen, but it does offer a solid and succinct demonstration of afrobeats adaptability to changing times. A list of lyrics, artists and songs that contain the term nite owl by tony allen from the lyrics.
He began working as a professional musician in 1960, gigging around lagos and variously playing highlife and jazz. Tony allen and the champs nite owl i specialty usa sp56045. Rarely has percussive innovation sounded this downright satisfying. Check yourself baby nite owl especially i hurts to be hurt. Oohoohoohoohooh woahoohooh well, here comes the night owl ooh, night owl walkin through the front door ooh, night owl and. Stream 101 apparel presents afro beat created by tony allen full download by 101 apparel from desktop or your mobile device. It was immediately huge in his adopted hometown, and was just about to break nationally when allen decided to move from specialty, for whom i. Fela was right but i detest singing militant tim jonze after pioneering afrobeat in the 70s, tony allen has gone on to work with musicians as diverse as damon albarn and flea.
Tony oladipo allen born 1940 in lagos, nigeria is a nigerian drummer, composer and songwriter who currently when. Lyrics to night owl song by tony allen we dont have this night owl lyrics yet, you can help by submit it after submit lyrics, your name will be printed as part of the credit when your lyric is approved. Tony allen and the champs night owl night owl part 2 specialty jamaica previous by artist little richard and his band tuttifrutti im just a lonely guy specialty usa 1955. Tony oladipo allen born 1940 in lagos, nigeria is a nigerian drummer, composer and songwriter who currently lives and works in paris, france. The definitive story of 1970s funky lagos, progress, and djkicks. From the same video, allen described her process for making the songs.
Veal, who previously wrote a comprehensive biography of fela kuti. Tony allen and the champs nite owl releases discogs. As drummer and musical director of fela anikulapo kutis. C lassic blue note releases of the 1960s are filled with tracks that exoticise africa, with names such as afro blue, afrodisia, ghana, niger mambo, mr kenyatta. Night owl was a name my mother nila had for me because i was always staying out late at night.
Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Glorious is the debut studio album by english singer and songwriter foxes, originally due for. Listen to your favorite songs from the source by tony allen now. On this hybrid album of jazz and afrobeat, longtime fela kuti drummer tony allen makes the complex sound effortless. Tracklist with lyrics of the album here comes the nite owl. The righteous brothers night owl lyrics genius lyrics. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Tony inverted the situation in the record, turning the nite owl into. The twelfth work in his discography, the source takes us, as the name suggests, to the source of tony allen s musical art, which is to say the nigeria of the second half of the 20th century, to set out on an internal journey, both musical and spiritual, between africa and america. In raffertys song, night owl represents an existential dilemma. A selection of the material was first released as a download only album tim timebomb sings. Tony oladipo allen is a nigerian drummer, composer and songwriter who currently lives and works in paris, france. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod.
Stream tracks and playlists from tony allen on your desktop or mobile device. I turned that phrase into a little song and recorded it on july 4, 1955, at master recorders in hollywood, with the chimes singing behind me, even though they were billed on the record as the champs. Find tony allen song information on allmusic allmusic. He also played the song while he was a guest dj at dr. Tony allen tonyallentuness profile on myspace, the place where people come to connect, discover, and share. Download woods psychpop gem where do you go when you dream. Tom schnabel shares an appreciation of afrobeat pioneer, tony allen, who died this week. Remembering tony allen, afrobeat originator and fela kutis drummer.
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