Mandrill — фанк группа, образованная в Нью-Йорке (Бруклине) в 1968 году тремя братьями: Carlos Wilson (тромбон, вокал), Lou Wilson (труба, вокал) и Ric Wilson (саксофон, вокал). Братья родились в Панаме, но выросли в Бруклине. Другие члены группы: Bundy Cenac (бас), Omar Mesa (гитара), Neftali Santiago (ударные, перкуссия, вокал), Juaquin Jessup (соло-гитара, ударные, вокал), Charles Padro (ударные), Claude ‘Coffee’ Cave II (клавишные, перкуссия, вокал) и Fudgy Key (бас).
Parts of their songs had been sampled by many hip-hop acts such as Public Enemy, Shawty Lo, Big L, Kanye West and Jin.
Beneath funk they combine many other styles like latin, salsa, rock, blues and soul to create their own colourful style.
Some of their songs have been used in the soundtracks of a couple of movies: 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 band’s commercially most successful album.
