Home / Music / Who co-created Afrobeat as the drummer of Africa 70?Music linernotes album music fela-kuti-and-africa-70Who co-created Afrobeat as the drummer of Africa 70?Tony Allen co-created Afrobeat as the drummer and musical director of Africa 70 from 1968 to 1979, widely credited alongside Fela Kuti. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.Related NotesExploreExploreExplorePrevious Who earned their first Miles Davis production credit on Sketches of Spain?Next Where was Cymande's debut album recorded?