Yannis & The Yaw

In 2016, Foals frontman Yannis Philippakis was offered the opportunity of a lifetime: a two-day session working with the great drummer and composer Tony Allen - heading into a smoke-filled, ‘70s throwback studio in Paris, Yannis had expected them to make a nostalgic Afrobeat record. Yet something very different emerged. www.yannisandtheyaw.com

In 2016, Foals frontman Yannis Philippakis was offered the opportunity of a lifetime: a two-day session working with the great drummer Tony Allen. The recordings were never completed before Tony passed away in April 2020 at the age of 79. Fortunately, a five-track EP of them was released in August 2024. yannistheyaw.bandcamp.com

In 2016, Foals frontman Yannis Philippakis was offered the opportunity of a lifetime: a two-day session working with the great drummer Tony Allen. The recordings were never completed before Tony passed away in April 2020 at the age of 79. Fortunately, a five-track EP of them was released in August 2024. yannistheyaw.bandcamp.com

In 2016, Foals frontman Yannis Philippakis was offered the opportunity of a lifetime: a two-day session working with the great drummer Tony Allen. The recordings were never completed before Tony passed away in April 2020 at the age of 79. Fortunately, a five-track EP of them was released in August 2024. yannistheyaw.bandcamp.com

In 2016, Foals frontman Yannis Philippakis was offered the opportunity of a lifetime: a two-day session working with the great drummer Tony Allen. The recordings were never completed before Tony passed away in April 2020 at the age of 79. Fortunately, a five-track EP of them was released in August 2024. yannistheyaw.bandcamp.com

Celebrating Drummers all 3 hours tonight! Dubbed by many as "World's Greatest Drummer" - Tony Allen - one of the creators of Afrobeat is playing here on the new Yannis! www.bbc.com

In 2016, Foals singer Yannis Philippakis was offered the opportunity of a lifetime: a two-day session with the great drummer Tony Allen. The pair quickly established an intuitive telepathy, and the music, germinated from jams and loops, and was complemented by a unique atmosphere of two cultures and creatives colliding. Joined by Tony's regular collaborators Vincent Taeger (percussion, marimba), Vincent Taurelle (keys) and Ludovic Bruni (bass, guitar) that first meeting resulted in a handful of near complete songs, which were further developed during a couple subsequent sessions. But between scheduling issues and Covid restrictions, the recordings were not completed before Tony passed away in April 2020. Yannis felt a deep duty to complete the project, not only as a bittersweet way to honor and celebrate his old friend, but also because Tony had been so eager to share these songs with the world. Go here to purchase the five-song EP, "Lagos Paris London": yannistheyaw.bandcamp.com

Foals frontman Yannis Philippakis got the opportunity of a lifetime: a two-day session working with the great drummer Tony Allen and this EP is the result. diymag.com yannistheyaw.bandcamp.com

In 2016, Foals frontman Yannis Philippakis was offered the opportunity of a lifetime: a two-day session working with the great drummer Tony Allen. The recordings were never completed before Tony passed away in April 2020 at the age of 79. Fortunately, a five-track EP of them was released in August 2024. yannistheyaw.bandcamp.com

#15... -- In 2016, Foals frontman Yannis Philippakis was offered the opportunity of a lifetime: a two-day session working with the great drummer Tony Allen. Joined by Tony’s regular collaborators Vincent Taeger (percussion, marimba), Vincent Taurelle (keys) and Ludovic Bruni (bass, guitar) that first meeting resulted in a handful of songs. The recordings were never completed before Tony passed away in April 2020 at the age of 79. They are now finished and a five-track EP was released on August 30th. You can purchase it here: yannistheyaw.bandcamp.com -- See the lyric video for "Rain Can't Reach Us": www.youtube.com