Tag: Tony Allen

Song of the Day: January 3, 2025

Yannis & The Yaw with Tony Allen: Clementine Clementine on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7Sv0jr5570 https://open.spotify.com/track/5wPI9EcZ30sT0b68kdAXBP?si=06c4e66a122940c3 It's funky Friday, so I'll continue my Best of 2024 posts with Afrobeat inspired funk. Yannis & The Yaw is a side project for guitarist/vocalist Yannis Philippakis, founder of the indie rock band Foals. Philippakis wrote and recorded the songs … Continue reading Song of the Day: January 3, 2025 →

Song of the Day: June 23, 2024

Song of the Day: June 23, 2024

Tony Allen & The Africa 70: Progress Progress on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0XyEUDRmJc&list=OLAK5uy_mN3DpGU4ZIaCqst2cmh5exc3gNY4Ty-wE&index=1 https://open.spotify.com/track/7gGmZVHLbnnR9ksLvREMvr?si=a2674c8430cb4540 Sunday is jazz day. Yesterday's selection of Yannis & The Yaw, featuring Tony Allen, sent me off to listen to the 1977 Tony Allen & The Africa 70 album Progress. Allen was the drummer for Fela Kuti's band Africa 70 from … Continue reading Song of the Day: June 23, 2024 →

Song of the Day: June 22, 2024

Song of the Day: June 22, 2024

Yannis & The Yaw: Under the Strikes Under the Strikes on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7thfYiUNzT4 https://open.spotify.com/track/767IdfyG4k7BIczG9HQ3dQ?si=36eb37535fd04733 Yannis & The Yaw is a side project for guitarist/vocalist Yannis Philippakis, founder of the indie rock band Foals. Philippakis wrote and recorded the songs on the group's new EP in 2016 when he went to Paris to record … Continue reading Song of the Day: June 22, 2024 →