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Mandrill
A seminal funk band who injected Caribbean and Latin spirit into their
infectious grooves, Mandrill's melting pot of sounds led to them becoming a huge
influence on some of hip hop's biggest stars. Formed in Brooklyn, New York by
Panamanian brothers Carlos, Lou and Ric Wilson, the band named themselves after
the African ape because of its colourful face, fierce anger and love of family,
and began rehearsing in their mother's beauty salon. Inspired by the psychedelic
jazz rock of Santana, the band hit their prime with third album Composite Truth
(1973), a fusion of boogie, world m...
