Full Tony Allen Masterclass on YouTube

ByJoe The Drummer November 23, 2016

Wow, this is brilliant, an hour long masterclass with Tony Allen giving loads of detail about his playing style and approach to music. Wonderful, wonderful. What a treat.

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Summer 2018 Band Workshop for Kids
June 17, 2018 Drum Education

My colleague Rodrigo the guitar teacher and I will be putting on a band workshop for kids of all ages and abilities during the week starting Monday July 30th. We will be learning a bunch of songs, getting experience playing…

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Afrobeat | Jazz

Tony Allen tribute to Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
July 6, 2017August 30, 2026 Afrobeat, Jazz

This is brilliant. Tony Allen is releasing an album of Jazz Messenger tunes played in his own inimitable style. It’s fantastic. Listen on Spotify – Tony Allen tribute to Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers and watch this live show….

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Drum Education | Jazz

The Melodic Drummer Blog introducing the Jazz Shuffle
February 16, 2012 Drum Education, Jazz

Check out this great post about the Shuffle. I recently discovered the Melodic Drummer blog which is heaving with great lessons and exercises to help us develop our Jazz skills. In today’s post we are going to discuss how to…

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Afrobeat | Grooves

This Is The First Afrobeat Drum Groove According To Tony Allen
April 28, 2014 Afrobeat, Grooves

And I suppose he’d know something about it… I highly recommend watching both of the following videos. The audio is not fantastic but there is a demonstration of some typical Highlife drumming and how he added a left foot hihat…

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This Is The Second Groove Of Afrobeat According To Tony Allen
November 25, 2016 Afrobeat

Having watched the whole Tony Allen Masterclass wot I posted about here yesterday, there are two beats drummers need to know and you’re OK with Afrobeat. The first one I wrote about in this post – jtd.hairyrobot.co.uk/this-is-the-first-afrobeat-drum-groove-according-to-tony-allen/ So I’ll call…

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Accented Triplets Stick Technique Exercise for Beginners
February 25, 2021August 30, 2026 Drum Education, Drumming For Beginners, Videos

Here’s my recent offering on YouTube. The accented triplets exercise is a really great way to develop stick technique on the pad and then on the kit. In this video I explain the accented triplets, inverted accented triplets and the…

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