Yannis & The Yaw
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Yannis & The Yaw performing at KOKO in September 2024. From left-to-right: Vincent Taurelle, Seye Adelekan, Vincent Taeger, Yannis Philippakis, Dave Okumu. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Paris, France |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Labels | Transgressive |
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| Website | www |
Yannis & The Yaw is the music project of Foals frontman Yannis Philippakis. It was formed in Paris in 2016. The project's debut EP, Lagos Paris London, was released on 30 August 2024.
The extended play was recorded with the late Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen over a two-day recording session at a Paris studio in 2016, and featured Allen's regular collaborators Vincent Taeger, Vincent Taurelle and Ludovic Bruni.