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Foals’ Yannis Philippakis shares ‘Walk Through Fire’ video and announces UK and European shows with The Yaw

The music video is the result of an art installation held in April in London

Foals’ Yannis Philippakis tells us about The Yaw and his record with Tony Allen: “Our spirits got on”

Check out first single 'Walk Through Fire' from ‘Lagos Paris London’ as Philippakis tells NME about dealing the death of Allen, imbuing the record with a "Parisian protest spirit", the future of Foals, and being pals with David Schwimmer

Music by Foals’ Yannis Philippakis with the late Tony Allen is finally coming next week

New music from Yannis & The Yaw featuring the late Tony Allen will arrive soon

Seun Kuti released on bail and awaits trial for allegedly assaulting police officer

The Afrobeat star allegedly assaulted an officer in Lagos

Foals talk Tony Allen side-project and upcoming solo albums

Yannis has plans to finish off his long-awaited album with Allen, while guitarist Jimmy Smith reveals all about his wealth of "personal" solo material

Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame nominees 2022: Eminem, Kate Bush, Beck and more receive nods

Eurythmics, Duran Duran, Dolly Parton, Rage Against The Machine are also nominated

Fela Kuti vinyl reissue box set curated by Coldplay’s Chris Martin announced

A new extended version of 'Original Sufferhead' has also been shared

The story of afrobeats in 20 seminal songs

In the month of Nigerian independence and Black History Month, we pluck out some nostalgic, important and current bangers

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has turned into a museum. Time for change

Kate Bush, Foo Fighters and Dionne Warwick are among the artists not yet inducted. Did rock and pop grind to a halt around 1986?

Foals’ Yannis Philippakis pays tribute to friend and collaborator Tony Allen: “Thank you for everything”

The pair made some music together that will "hopefully see the light of day soon"
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