"I've been writing with Tony Allen, Fela Kuti’s drummer," Philippakis told NMEat the time. “I started doing some tracks with him last year and then I was on tour. So I went back to finish them ...

In the 1960s, Nigerian drummer Tony Allen joined a band formed by the singer and multi-instrumentalist Fela Kuti. Together, the pair created Afrobeat: drawing on jazz and highlife styles ...

Dave Sitek, who produced Foals’ 2008 debut album, Antidotes, mandated the group only listen to Afrobeat records leading up to the recording, Fela Kuti and Tony Allen specifically. But Tony wasn ...

Here Lies Man connect the stoner rock underground straight to downtown Lagos. Harry Sword talks 1970’s New York Latin radio, punk rock and the glory of Fela Kuti with Marcos Garcia ...