Mandrill

Mandrill

Band, *1970 US, Brooklyn
R&B/Soul

Mandrill is an American multi-genre band formed in Brooklyn, New York City in 1968. The band was seven members: 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. Claude 'Coffee' Cave II (keyboards, percussion, vocals, Bundy Cenac on bass for one album "Mandrill" replaced by Fudgie Kae Solomon in 1972 (bass, vocals), Charles Padro (drums, percussion, vocals) for two albums, replaced by Neftali Santiago in 1972 (drums, percussion, vocals), Omar Mesa (guitar, vocals) replaced by Doug Rodriguez in 1974 (lead guitar, vocals). This completed the Mandrill line-up from the Polydor years 1970–1975 which make up the Mandrill sound. Other members of the band in later yea

Members

	David Conley fl *1953 US
	Carlos Wilson US
	Claude "Coffee" Cave
	Louis Wilson voc, tr, perc, cng *2013
	Ric Wilson voc, perc
	Neftali Santiago dr, voc US
	Fudgie Kae b, acg, perc, voc
	Bundie Cenac b, perc, voc
	Wilfredo "Wolf" Wilson voc, perc, cng
	Juaquin Jessup perc, voc, g
	Omar Mesa voc, perc
	Charles Padro dr, perc, voc

Popular Tracks

Fencewalk on Composite Truth by Mandrill

Fat City Strut on Just Outside Of Town by Mandrill

Cohelo on Mandrill Is by Mandrill

Chutney on Mandrill by Mandrill

Livin' It Up on Livin' It Up by Mandrill

Echoes In My Mind - From "The Warriors" Soundtrack on The Warriors Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Various Artists

Mango Meat on Just Outside Of Town by Mandrill

Peace And Love (Amani Na Mapenzi) - Movement II (Now) on Mandrill by Mandrill

Ape Is High on Mandrill Is by Mandrill

Peace And Love (Amani Na Mapenzi) - Movement IV (Encounter) on Mandrill by Mandrill

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Band Membership

Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
Love Don't Come No Stronger (Than Yours And Mine) / Too Late	Jeff Perry / Mandrill	2019	Single
Composite Truth / Just Outside Of Town	Mandrill	2014	Compil.
New Worlds / Gettin' In The Mood	Mandrill	2009	Compil.
Love Don't Come No Stranger (Than Yours And Mine) / Too Late	Jeff Perry / Mandrill	2007	Single
Groovin' You / Stay Tonite	Harvey Mason / Mandrill	2007	Album
Live At Montreux 2002	Mandrill	2006	Album
Live At Montreux 2002	Mandrill	2006	Album
You're The Reason Why / Too Late	The Ebonys, Mandrill	2005	Single
Ugly Edits Vol. 9	Etta James / Mandrill	2005	Album
Fencewalk: The Anthology	Mandrill	1997	Compil.
Wired For Love	Mandrill	1983	Album
Rebirth	Mandrill	1983	Compil.
Put Your Money Where The Funk Is	Mandrill	1982	Album
Energize	Mandrill	1982	Album
Put Your Money Where The Funk Is / Goin' Down	Mandrill / Yvonne Brown	1982	Album
Dance Contemporary Special D.J. Copy	Mandrill, Survivor, Anne Bertucci, Kitty	1982	Album
Starry-Eyed	Mandrill	1982	Single
Getting In The Mood	Mandrill	1980	Single
My Kind Of Girl (My Girl)	Mandrill	1980	Single
Dance Of Love	Mandrill	1980	Single
Getting In The Mood	Mandrill	1980	Album
Echoes In My Mind / Nowhere To Run	Mandrill / Arnold McCuller	1979	Album
New Worlds	Mandrill	1978	Album
Funky Monkey	Mandrill	1978	Single
Having A Love Attack / Don't Stop / Stay Tonite	Mandrill	1978	Album
Too Late / Holiday	Mandrill	1978	Single
Ali Bombaye (Zaire Chant) / The Greatest Love Of All (Instrumental)	Michael Masser & Mandrill	1977	Album
We Are One	Mandrill	1977	Album
Funky Monkey	Mandrill	1977	Single
Happy Beat / Holiday	Mandrill	1977	Single
Gilly Hines (In Memory Of Natalie Cerame) / Holiday	Mandrill	1977	Single
Can You Get It (Suzie Caesar) / Holiday	Mandrill	1977	Single
Muhammad Ali In "The Greatest" (Original Soundtrack)	Mandrill / Michael Masser / George Benson	1977	Album
Panama / Disco Lypso	Mandrill	1975	Single
Disco	Mandrill	1975	Album
Disco Lypso	Mandrill	1975	Single
Beast From The East	Mandrill	1975	Album
The Best Of Mandrill	Mandrill	1975	Compil.
Solid	Mandrill	1975	Album
Tee Vee / Silk	Mandrill	1975	Single
Mandrilland	Mandrill	1974	Album
Positive Thing	Mandrill	1974	Single
The Road To Love / Armadillo	Mandrill	1974	Single
Ciudad Soberbia (Fat City Strut)	Mandrill	1974	Single
Love Song	Mandrill	1973	Single
Hang Loose	Mandrill	1973	Single
Mandrill / Hang Loose	Mandrill	1973	Single
Fencewalk	Mandrill	1973	Single
Composite Truth	Mandrill	1973	Compil.
Mango Meat	Mandrill	1973	Single
Just Outside Of Town	Mandrill	1973	Album
Mandril / Revolucion Sinfonica	Mandrill	1972	Single
Git It All / Cohelo	Mandrill	1972	Single
Git It All / I Refuse To Smile	Mandrill	1972	Single
Mandrill Is	Mandrill	1972	Album
I Refuse To Smile / Kofijahm	Mandrill	1972	Single
Composite Truth	Mandrill	1972	Album
Mandrill / Warning Blues	Mandrill	1971	Single
Mandrill	Mandrill	1971	Album
Rollin' On / Symphonic Revolution	Mandrill	1971	Single
Crazy Horse / Mandrill	Crazy Horse / Mandrill	1971	Album
Mandrill / Peace And Love	Mandrill	1971	Single

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