Lagos Paris London: Vinyl LP Hania Rani ”The songs that were emerging

”The songs that were emerging were different than any previous

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Lagos Paris London: Vinyl LP Hania Rani ”The songs that were emergingIn 2016, Foals frontman Yannis 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, Sbastien Tellier and Jeff Mills. 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. As the pair quickly