brian eno has been telling us about what made tony allen so special.ether so many threads from not only africa but some hints of arabic music, as you said funk, american r&b and so on. they all came together in tony's drumming. and that became the basis really, of afro beat. afro beat was something really quite new when it happened. and it took me a while realising that it actually all grew out of his drums. i mean, there was a period of about 20 years when i kept telling people, you have to listen to this guy, he's the greatest living drummer. and by about the turn of this century people were, musicians anyway, were fully aware of him. and of what he was doing. so i think he's one of those people who influenced so much music himself that everybody has actually been subject to tony allen's influence. but they might not know it yet. please do stay with us. good evening. we see plenty of turbulent skylines throughout the last couple of days and some hefty downpours to go with them. but equally a little bit of sunshine in between. however, those hefty sho

brian eno once said allen was "perhaps the greatest drummer who ever lived." and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the quarantine report. when we return from break, we will talk aboutut may day and a number of peoplele who are protesting allll over the united states. and then we will g go to our broaoadcast television/radio exclusive, an interview with the accuser of joe biden's neighbor, whwhom she said tara reade full what happened in the mid-1990's. this is dedemocracy now! stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: "the ineternationale" virtual version by sing in solidadarity socialist movememet , a chohoir in new york city, pt of their may day celebration. this i is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the quarantine report. i'm amy goodman in new york. in the epicenter of the pandemic, joinined by my co-host juan gonzalez from his home in new brunswick, new jersey. number two in terms of infections and deaths in the united states. happy may daysay after thatat, but i it is good o hahave you with us. juan: welcomeme to all of