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 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

Foals frontman Yannis Philippakis' collaborative EP recorded with Afrobeat legend Tony Allen shortly before his passing. In 2016, Philippakis was offered the opportunity of a lifetime: a two-day session working with the great drummer Tony Allen, who he admired intensely for his influential, multi-genre work with the likes of Fela Kuti, Sébastien Tellier and Jeff Mills. 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 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