There are two bands with this name:1)A NY-based funk band in the '70s.2)A Croatian rock band, later changed their name to Mandrili1. An eclectic band from Brooklyn, NY most often categorized as "funk", though their influences range from rock, blues, jazz, and African and Latin music as well. Their early albums (
Mandrill,
Mandrill Is, Composite Truth, Just Outside Of Town, and
Mandrilland) are sometimes wild and experimental and sometimes danceable and fun, often times both at once. Their approach is somewhat comparable to early Funkadelic. Like Funkadelic, by their 1975 album called Solid they had settled into a smoother, more traditional funk sound, losing much but not all of their progressive edge. The...
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