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Legendary Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen's most recent album, 2006's Lagos No Shaking, is the subject of a reconstruction project spearheaded by Damon Albarn's Honest Jon's Records. The label found artists from across the universe of Allen's influence to contribute their own versions of Lagos No Shaking tracks to a compilation titled Lagos Shake.

Among those artists are Detroit techno godfather Carl Craig, the ubiquitous Diplo, hard-working baile funksters Bonde do Rolê, Dizzee Rascal associates Newham Generals, and Basic Channel cofounder Mortiz von Oswald.

Honest Jon's will release the double-LP version of Lagos Shake on May 13, and the CD will follow on May 27.

And speaking of Damon Albarn and Honest Jon's, the label released an Albarn-produced, self-titled LP from Chaabi act Abdel Hadi Halo & the El Gusto Orchestra of Algiers today (April 15).

Lagos Shake:

01 Hypnotic Brass Ensemble: "Sankofa"
02 Carl Craig: "Kilode (Remix)"
03 Bonde do Rolê: "Awa Na Re (Remix)"
04 Mark Ernestus: "Mark's Disco Dub"
05 Wareika Hill Sounds: "Reggae Land Dub"
06 Newham Generals: "Tetsuya's Theme"
07 Son Palenque de Colombia: "Samba"
08 Diplo: "Fuji Ouija"
09 Terrence Parker: "One Tree (TPs Spirit of Unity Mix)"
10 Wajeed: "Kilode (Rework)"
11 Salah Ragab: "Ole (Cairo Version)"
12 Moritz von Oswald: "Ole (Remix)"

Tony Allen:

05-05 Amsterdam, Holland - TBA
05-06 Brighton, England - TBA
05-17 Rabat, Morocco - Festival Mawazine
06-06 Brighton, England - TBA
06-07 Brighton, England - TBA
06-14 London, England - Barbican
06-21 Chiasso, Switzerland - Festate
07-04 Luz-Saint-Sauveur, France - Jazz a Luz
07-12 Huesca, Spain - Pirineos Sur
08-01 Lisbon, Portugal - Centro Cultural Belem