Allen, Tony / Secret Agent
| Album: | Secret Agent | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Allen, Tony | Added: | May 2010 | |
| Label: | World Circuit | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2010-05-23 | Pull Date: | 2010-07-25 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
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| Week Ending: | Jul 25 | Jul 18 | Jul 11 | Jul 4 | Jun 27 | Jun 13 | Jun 6 | May 30 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Nov 14, 2024: | Some Songs Without Words
Celebrate |
4. | Nov 02, 2013: | Music Casserole
Elewon Po |
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| 2. | Sep 06, 2014: | Music Casserole
Elewon Po |
5. | Sep 04, 2012: | Sunshine . . . in the Afternoon
Elewon Po |
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| 3. | Jul 25, 2014: | Global Warming Side A
Elewon Po |
6. | Jun 06, 2012: | Getting Over The Hump! (Waning Full Moon)
Elewon Po |
Album Review
Don Farrell
Reviewed 2010-05-24
Reviewed 2010-05-24
Afrobeat, low funk, horns, keyboards, guitars, vocals & percussion. Tony Allen ( Fela Kuti's drummer). "the man who sounds like 4 drummers" with low vocal/spoken word. Fela & Allen originated Afrobeat. All tracks are GREAT.
****1: 5:20 slow to mid tempo low funky Afro Pop with low male spoken word
2: 5:13 mid to faster, cool cool chorus chant
3: 4:49 slower, fem chorus in English
4: 7:54 mid tempo Tony's low vocals, fem chorus
5: 4:57 mid tempo, funky guitar riffs, fem vocals
6: 4:34 mellow Afrobeat with fem vocals
7: 5:53 slow to mid, Tony's vocal in English, fem chorus, horns
8: 5:44 mid tempo, cool fem chorus jam, big horns & keyboard
9: 0:50 fem a cappella
10: 3:44 mid tempo, male vocals, locked drum set, fem vocals
****11: 5:44 "Shaft" intro with funky guitar, searing horns, Tony's vocal in English " too many prisoners"
D Farrell 05/2010
****1: 5:20 slow to mid tempo low funky Afro Pop with low male spoken word
2: 5:13 mid to faster, cool cool chorus chant
3: 4:49 slower, fem chorus in English
4: 7:54 mid tempo Tony's low vocals, fem chorus
5: 4:57 mid tempo, funky guitar riffs, fem vocals
6: 4:34 mellow Afrobeat with fem vocals
7: 5:53 slow to mid, Tony's vocal in English, fem chorus, horns
8: 5:44 mid tempo, cool fem chorus jam, big horns & keyboard
9: 0:50 fem a cappella
10: 3:44 mid tempo, male vocals, locked drum set, fem vocals
****11: 5:44 "Shaft" intro with funky guitar, searing horns, Tony's vocal in English " too many prisoners"
D Farrell 05/2010
Track Listing
| 1. | Secret Agent | 7. | Pariwo | |||
| 2. | Ijo | 8. | Nino Lowo | |||
| 3. | Switch | 9. | Atuwaba | |||
| 4. | Celebrate | 10. | Alutere | |||
| 5. | Ayenio | 11. | Elewon Po | |||
| 6. | Busybody | . |