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Mandrill is an American funk band formed in Brooklyn, New York City in 1968. The band was formed by three brothers: Carlos Wilson (trombone, vocals), Lou Wilson (trumpet, vocals) and Ric Wilson (sax, vocals). The brothers were born in Panama and grew up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant area of Brooklyn. Other members of the band included Bundy Cenas (bass), Charles Padro (drums, percussion, vocals), Fudgie Kae Solomon (bass), Claude 'Coffee' Cave II (keyboards, percussion, vocals) Omar Mesa (guitar, vocals), Neftali Santiago (drums, percussion, vocals), Juaquin Jessup (lead guitar, percussion, vocals), and Andre Beeka (bass).

Their songs have been sampled by many hip-hop acts such as Johnny D, Public Enemy, Shawty Lo, Big L, Kanye West, Jin, Eminem, and 9th Wonder. They combined funk with many other styles like Latin, salsa, rock, blues and soul.

Some of their songs have been used in the soundtracks of films: The Greatest (1977) directed by Tom Gries and Monte Hellman; and The Warriors (1979) directed by Walter Hill. The band continues to perform live; their signature song is arguably "Fencewalk."

Composite Truth (1973) was the band's most commercially successful album.

Ingepakt zijn:

1975 - Solid
1977 - We Are One
1978 - New Worlds
1980 - Getting In The Mood
1982 - Energize [Import]
1997 - Fencewalk The Anthology
2002 - Live At Montreux