B i o g r a p h y

Adeniyi Allen-Taylor  is a Nigerian Irish based in the Republic of Ireland. He is popularly known as “Allen”  a multi-talented musician, songwriter and Saxophonist. His love for music stimulated his interest to learn and skilfully play different musical instruments including the keyboard, drums, guitars, percussion and the saxophone.

Allen is the founder and Music Director of the African Gospel Choir Dublin. He was a member of the famous Oleku Band; an Afro beat/Highlife band based in Ireland and he now performs under the name Adeniyi Allen-Taylor/Adeniyi Allen-Taylor and his Afro beat Orchestra.

Allen started his music career as a church keyboardist at Glad Tiding Assembly in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. In 2000, Allen moved to Dublin where he continued with his studies and graduated with a BSc in Multimedia, before moving on to pursue his long heart desire - Music. 

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Allen has released 10 gospel albums since coming to Ireland.

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In the year 2009 Oba Nla Concert  was founded by Allen to showcase Gospel Music in an African setting and this has played a major role in taking African traditional Gospel music to another dimension in Ireland. 

Allen has performed in various concerts and shows including Ethno Funk Festival in Hungary, Bray Summerfest, Dun Laoghaire Festival of World Cultures, Galway Ocean Race World Festival, Africa Day celebrations in Cork, Cork City Multicultural Day, St Patrick’s Annual Festival and RTE TV Sunday Service.  Afrogospel Festivals Germany, Gospel-Afrika Germany, Mela 2017 in Belfast, The Buzz Music festival UK . Allen was interviewed on RTE Nationwide in April 2011 as part of Oleku band’s international trip to Eger in Hungary.

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Awards he has received include the Glototal Gospel Spirit Award 2007, CAMfest Ireland Instrumentalist of the Year Award in 2008, Oba Nla Concert 2011 & 2012 Event of the Year (Ireland African Music Awards)

Allen is happily married to Tomilola and they are blessed with three children, Iteoluwakiishi, Oluwakamiyefore and Ilerioluwakiiye.