How To Play Tony Allen's First Pattern of Afrobeat on Drums | Afrobeat Drumming | Fela Kuti

Here's a quick introduction to Tony Allen's first pattern of Afrobeat, a style of drumming he invented. Here's a PDF with a transcription of the groove and a bit-by-bit breakdown of the incremental learning method I talk about in this video. https://wp.me/a1Y53c-1xH Check out Tony Allen's explanation of the pattern here:    • Tony Allen instruction on afrobeat   00:00 Intro 01:54 Hihat pattern 04:06 Bass drum pattern 04:42 Snare pattern 05:56 Incremental learning process 09:11 Open hihat shenanigans 11:32 Outro If you'd like some help with your drumming, I offer one-to-one lessons online via Zoom or Skype. Visit my website at https://www.joethedrummer.com Contact me at [email protected] Buy me a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/joethedr... #learndrums #drumming #afrobeat #tonyallen #felakuti #groove