I'm 64 I still listen to this band awesome memories

This is THE BAND that started that distinctively New York sound: hard-edge Funk-Rock-Latin-Jazz-World music fusion! No one else like them. They perform all their own original material. Others have copied from and sampled them numerous times. Rock-Funk originals and make great music while delivering a message. Always with positive vibrations, love and energy.

@justsomeguy820

2 жыл бұрын

New York sound?

@jacquelinekamai7445

2 жыл бұрын

I saw Mandrill,👀👀👀 👀 👀👀👀👀 , Live and in person, HERE IN HAWAI'I,1971, w/EL CHICANO featuring Ursi Arvizu "Sabor Ami" 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽💚💙❤🧡🤎💛💜🤍🖤💫💫💫🤙🏼👌💪🏼💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼🫂🫂🫂🍃🌱🌿

@habibahas13

Жыл бұрын

Alfie2K1 ... Phenomenal wording of a "Beyond Verbal Description" Musical Journey 💥💫💖😎🤩

@matsnilsson565

6 ай бұрын

Excuse my ignorance when it comes to "New York Sound". I have always thought that EDDIE PALMIERI and his "HARLEM RIVER DRIVE" band around 1971 formed this sound, as I said excuse me for my ignorance but this is a genuine question. Hmm, come to think of it, MANDRILL was way before 1971...sorry!

These guys are musical genius. No one comes close to their talent today!!

I first started listening to Mandrill back in the early 70's while I was in the military serving overseas. I still have my collection of Mandrill record albums that I bought back them. One of my top 3 favorite bands of all time !!!

@elbeem20001

2 жыл бұрын

me too.

@ruibessa5997

Жыл бұрын

I just got a textmssge and here we are straight out ah bed 09.24 19 september 2022 I hate Nazis so much it's not funny anymore hi5 4 peace

@Powerfulchange712

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service Sr.

I remember this oh oh so well. High school years caught them in concert down at the Philadelphia Spectrum rotating stage up close never forget...real music them and WAR

And bon Jovi made Million$ on his swill, these guys did everything, how many instruments each played!!! amazing sounds

@alfiealvarado3948

2 жыл бұрын

Agree!

@richbumdrop2881

Жыл бұрын

Life's not fair

can't find a band like this today with such a talented group of musicians

What a band. I never get tired of watching them...incredible talent.

I am OG ... MO G... THIS IS HOW WE USED TO DO IT... BACK IN THE DAY... THIS IS ONE OF THE GROUPS WE USED TO PORTRAY AND DISPLAY WITH OUR MUSICAL PRESENTATION... GOD BLESS YOU ALL AND YOUR LOVED ONES AND GRACE AND PEACE BE WITH YOU ALL... YOUNG PEOPLE SAVOR THIS PRESENTATION OF... 'MUSIC'!!!

This is my first time hearing this multi-talented band. I'm a very big Mint Condition fan, so you already know that I'm a big supporter of LIVE INSTRUMENTATION! This truly inspires me to learn at least 5 instruments. To bad my Generation will never see this because they so stuck on today's Mainstream music, which sucks.

The most powerful band I ever seen I meet them a few times a their concert I seen first at the Apollo theatre, Central park, and their last performance at BB king in N.Y. Got a chance to talk to Lou Wilson RIP I called him sweet Lou and he told me he hasn't been call sweet Lou in a long time I got a chance to meet their mother after a show and also sang some MANDRILL songs with Carlos in their dressing room after their performance My number band of all-time

@artvankampen8993

2 ай бұрын

You are blessed to have those experiences!!!

@koptaman

10 күн бұрын

What a band they were! Deserve more recognition

@koptaman

10 күн бұрын

I usually hate drum solos but that is just great!

@leonwilliams3966

10 күн бұрын

@@koptaman I totally Totally agree 👍🏽

Waaayy ahead of their time. A fantastic musical machine, not just a band. I am still amazed at their music after all these years.

I saw Mandrill and War at the same concert many moons ago. I'm still high!

Charles Padro holds it down on that drum solo like a BOSS. And I love the way his drums each have their own musical “note,” even though they weren’t tuned to a specific pitch. Those old shells just sound different!

I remeber being in the audience at one of the B-A-D-D-E-S-T- MANDRILL concerts of all time @ Lincoln Center's Philharmonic Hall with the New York Symphony Orchestra. Mandrill entered from the back of the auditorium on this piece. WOW! One of the top 5 concerts of my LIFE!!! Love Mandrill to this day and forever!

Yes... this is how real music is played. I so miss real music. Mandrill is and was one of the best that ever did it!!! 👏 👏👏

man do i miss real live music on television. thank you neftali santiago for enlightening this generation to what was a pure joy for us then and still lives with us today. peace,rich

Just can't get enough of that Mandrll stuff. One of the best bands ever. Used to play this on my 8 -track player in my car. Good memories!!!

This is on of those Bands that should be in the RR Hall of Fame . They sure don't make bands like this no more .

@ethelstevenslove2957

9 жыл бұрын

Yes I agree. They're an underrated band that didn't get much recognition back in the day of performing... Although some of their music got played on the radio but not that often........

@habibahas13

Жыл бұрын

CONTACTING the RR HALL of FAME!!!! YOU DO THE SAME!!!! LET'S START A MOUNTAIN of PEOPLE CONTACTING THEM!!! THESE BROTHERS ARE MORE THAN DESERVING!!!!!

@toneyisaiah3556

11 ай бұрын

​@@ethelstevenslove2957 That's true.Hopefully they will get their props.

@toneyisaiah3556

11 ай бұрын

Let's hope so 😁

That Bass Line is an ANCHOR holdin it down! Awesome!!

I love this music. This group was so underrated. Thank God they're still out there working doing their thing.

Yea Odawg96 i agree, I saw this show on tv when it aired. Mandrill was my favorite band I I was so excited when I joined the band in 1972.

@keithbell9117

3 жыл бұрын

Right on

Thumbs up , nothing can be more 1970s than Mandrill. It makes me go back to my adolescence . How rich is this sonority.

@ethelstevenslove2957

9 жыл бұрын

Wow, I remember this show back in the day called "Soul to Soul"...It came on channel 13 here in New York City...... This is definitely a classic.......

@ujimajame4601

7 жыл бұрын

Actually, the show was called "Soul!" on the pre-PBS Channel 13, produced and often hosted by Ellis Haizlip, a prerequisite to "Soul Train", in which a number of now famous talent, like Earth, Wind & Fire, Ashford & Simpson, Labelle, New Birth, Jimmy Castor and Black Ivory as well as several poets and Black leaders, got their first television exposure. "Soul to Soul" was the name of the movie released around this same time which featured Roberta Flack, Les McCann, The Staple Singers, Ike & Tina Turner, Wilson Pickett and the Voices of East Harlem doing a live concert in Ghana. It has since be released on CD and DVD with Santana instead of Roberta Flack.

My dad had the album to this when it first came out. We really got into it when it was playing! I was 11 at the time.

Evidently, bein' able to play three or more instruments was a pre-requisite for bein' a member of this group!! These brothers still perform, and they still sound great!!!!

What I really love is how they took the time to acknowledge EVERYONE in the band :-)

@habibahas13

Жыл бұрын

That's what Universal Artists do!!!! The collective deserves to be known!!!!!

Saw these guys at Kingsborough College back in the early seventies with The Happenings, what a great show!

i was in high school when i first heard mandrill now im 54 yrs old and have 9 grandchildren and i still feel the love and passion that emanates from this brothers soul still after all this years !! tnx neftali for keping the fire alive after all this years thru this great videos...

Real Instruments!!!🎺🎹🎻🎼🔊 Real Vocals!!!!🎤🎵🎤🎼🎤🎶 Real Music!!!!!!!

@88freighttrain

Жыл бұрын

And it gets better; REAL TALENT.

@toneyisaiah3556

11 ай бұрын

I was tempted to get the album.

One of the first concerts I got to go to as a teenager with my homies at the SPECTRUM in Philly. Got right up front of the stage. I was mesmerized by the music then and I still am today. That's true African music. Young brother's today ain't stepping up to the plate like that no more. The drums beats are still calling out to us.

@williampscott3539

9 жыл бұрын

Yes

@kenyareed3051

6 жыл бұрын

I just came across this video while looking at a performance by EARTH WIND AND FIRE. I was only 3 years old in 1971, so I don't remember this tv show. Mandrill was great. My father had one of their albums. Do you still live in Philly? I was born here and still live here. Thanks Ken

@rodneyspruill888

4 жыл бұрын

I was at all their shows at the Spectrum

@denisesloane2632

4 жыл бұрын

I was there too!!! These youngsters don’t know what REAL music is with REAL instruments.

@4real73

4 жыл бұрын

Yes they are still calling. We need to [re]learn the message of the drums. Ah, them horns! Oh that rhythm! I love Mandrill, loved them THEN, love them now. Thank you for sharing!!!

conozco a mandrill desde 1974 , es excelente banda de jazz rock ...la escucho cob frecuencia .....saludos desde México

@jorgeportis6448

Жыл бұрын

Buenas tardes , fíjate que ando buscando una canción de ellos , solo me acuerdo que empezaba con una frase Aico bi a e y contestaban e bi a e No sé si la conozcas y me informes , gracias Peace

The soundtrack of my teen years, while learning to play guitar, involved listening to my Brooklyn homies. Omar Mesa was on point. Neftali was a funky ass drummer, Coffee Cave was brilliant on keys, and the Wilson bros....what can i say?!! R.I.P. Dr. Lou Wilson and much thanks & love for the treasure trove of outstanding music you've left for us to explore.

Mandrill is a great band and their drummer it's one of the best I ever seen

I’m 43 years old and I adore them! I wish my generation understood music.

I still get chills hearing this amazing orchestration. They do NOT do music like this today. Mandrill is and has been one of, if not my absolute favourite artists since the 70s. They have no song I dislike.

Uniquely talented and versatile.

Genios creadores nunca fue de mi epoca pero creci escuchandolos gracias x tanta melodia saludos lima peru

Unsung should do a show on Mandrill. Very underrated group. They were amazing live. Great musicians!

@celestemccleave4361

7 жыл бұрын

I agree this is my uncle favorite group

@misstalula

7 жыл бұрын

MJ Jackson , I was just thinking that! #unsung

@claystevenson1821

5 жыл бұрын

so agree

@MykeFord950

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed Unsung busy doing profiles on silly one hit wonders lately but refuse to do one on Mandrill smdh

@AlexStudio0610

5 жыл бұрын

They never Been underrated they where the king off funk

love Mandrill!! Reminds me of old family records I would listen to!!!!

Wow these cats can blow!!! There is no comparing musicians from this era with today. The freedom to experiment with music is long gone from the commercial music industry.

I remember them from when I was a kid, even though they didn't have any hits. Happened to pick up a "best of" CD of theirs back about 10 years ago and really liked what I heard. I have an oldies show that plays a lot of not-big-hits along with hits, and have played "Fencewalk" before, as well as "Hang Loose." Love seeing and hearing this video!

I saw them in DC in the 70's at the Duff Show at DC stadium and they were SENSATIONAL!

Brooklyn's own---MANDRILL! These guys inspired a lot of artists today. Its amazing that they are still around and doing what they do best. Caught a show in Prospect Park a few years back......awesome!

@ethelstevenslove2957

9 жыл бұрын

Yes I just recently saw a footage of a concert they did back in 2006 on "KZread" and it was a good video..... Amazing that they're still performing... They grew up in Brownsville, Brooklyn as well as Brass Construction....

@michaeldonaldson9666

7 жыл бұрын

My pops had a few albums by this band and p-funk now I have a lot of music from CD's records and tapes,can't help it I'm a 70's baby😉😉😎

@alfiealvarado3948

2 жыл бұрын

@@ethelstevenslove2957 They arrived from Panama around the ages between 9 and 11 and their parents settled in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, NY.

PURE......RAW.......UNADULTERATED FUNK! Neftali, YOU GUYS were WAY ahead of your time. I'm in my mid 50's Brother, and I grew up listening to Mandrill. Your "Theme" describes the energy, the force in which you guys played. The tight., expert musicianship; you guys paved the way for groups like Cameo, SOS Band, Mass Production, Brick, Dazz Band, etc, 10 years later. As good as those bands were, they didn't come close to the power with which MANDRILL performed!

Brilliant!!! Always loved the band and still play their music on my radio show to this day!

Man Soul on PBS, what the hell, i-m only 45 and never knew about this. Thank you for posting; so much good music...

Wow, My Dad used to talk about this band and I had no idea who they were. He was from NY. This is a bad ass find. I had never seen them until now. I only knew of the name my dad mentioned 25 years ago. He had them on an old 8 track tape that got destroyed but he could never find a replacement. I tried to find a copy one year, i think in 1995 , of their work for a birthday gift, but to no avail. He was in the Viet Nam war and he said he played their stuff a lot and wanted to recapture a segment of his youth and his brothers in arms, by listening to them again to bring back fond memories. He was just 20 years old in 1971. R.I.P pops, KZread is great. Wow thanks for the upload

@charlesmessina5253

3 жыл бұрын

Great story, sorry your Pop could not get another listen, nowadays u can find everything on KZread

@JimSmithInChiapas

3 жыл бұрын

For a different "Mandrill" experience, look for "Moroccan Nights".

@alfiealvarado3948

2 жыл бұрын

You and your Dad are very special.

@ruibessa5997

Жыл бұрын

Let Mandrills rolll

These guys are great. I was all set to see them play at my high school, Brooklyn Tech, in 1972. The folks had a one word answer for that..."No". I was only 13.

@ruibessa5997

Жыл бұрын

Well I guess... It was a Jungel out there where the trumps Roam and Noone gor home hi5

I still have their Albums!! Memories of going to “Soul” TV live with Ellis Hayslip as the host…I once went with my friends The Delfonics and met Anna Marie Horseford, and young Arseno Hall at Soul.

@roxanne5766

9 ай бұрын

We watched "Soul " all the time as a family. Fabulous shows!

You can not help but feel the Afro Caribbean vibe to this performance . They were truly master musicians who played off the charts!

.. tengo 55 años , y tengo como más de 40 años de escucharlos, q ritmo chévere , Soi Del Atlántico (Sabanalarga) Colombia, un tema Classico es " Poli Strick Carnivalis" 👍

Glad to see this on youtube I use to jam this in my 69 couger rolling hard with my 8 track.Thanks for the memories.

Thanks so much Neftali Santiago, can't be topped. PERIOD

These cats were special back in the day & are still very special in this current era of music. We need more artist with this flare & raw talent. We could most likely find cats in their late 50's playing somwhere in central park n.y. or somewhere in oakland cali. jammin like this. My uncle & his boys would jam like this in his basement & i was @ the tender age of 4 & i'm still hooked. I love my uncle for schooling me as a youth. Peace too my old school head jazz/funk uncle!!!!!

Such exciting music: back in the 70s music by this band and Santana transported me to a better place.....

@alfiealvarado3948

2 жыл бұрын

agree!

DAMN RIGHT! Quiet as kept, as big a Fishbone fan as I am I just couldn't help but notice how much of you guys I hear in their overall sound. It's positively mindblowing! Yeah, Mandrill seriously needs R&R Hall of Fame recognition strictly from an influential standpoint. Would be a major crime if they don't... >;-(

@88freighttrain

Жыл бұрын

HELLO,best instrumental I've heard all mornin.

Great an fantastic group. Brilliant music. I know them when I was 10 years old. A big influence in my life.

Wow! Thanks for posting this video. I remember buying the LP when it came out and have been wanting to hear this again. Mandrill, I believe, did a few LPs; all with great music.

Mandrill one of my favorites, growing up as a young man in the seventies, I was blessed to enjoy such good vibes. Good stuff.

Amazing! The horn section sound so big with just three pieces. I love Mandrill!

this is so musically significant...It's groundbreaking and historical. Thank you for your innovations....

I literally just discovered Mandrill on Music Choice. Very tight groove.

Great upload! I had never seen this performance. I was only 2 years old at the time, but these guys are huge inspirations to me as a musician. Thanks again and much respect!.

this is the jam! thanks for posting this--i still rock it regular. so happy when i can see anything about mandrill.

Boy did I like this band back in the day. I smoked my first joint while listening to their debut album.

One of my favorite songs ever, I have never seen this clip. Wow! This is fantastic!

Tenho este LP,ganhei logo que saiu.Vejam como sou velho.No Brasil poucos o conhecem.Agradeço ao neftalsantiago por este presente.

Great group! First saw them live in the early 70s at a skating rink in Brick, NJ. They are an inspiration.

Mandrill, I am a fan forever, I only caught one show in my lifetime, but I play at least one Mandrill recording a day. I can't say that for any other group, even my own band ! Though the music of Mandrill I have learn to LOVE ONE ANOTHER

great band !! one of my all time favs ...

What a band, what a sound.

Mind blowing music I listened to in the 70's when we smoked a lot of pot that just expanded the experience even further! you just had to be there! This group was just awesome and musically talented!

Those guys are absolutely the best group.

Simplesmente sensacional!

crazy i never heard of this great group. I'm watching old reruns of soul train on aspire and they were a guest along with elton john.

One of the most breath-taking performances i've ever seen! Thanx for post!!

I love mandrill! One of my favorite bands.

M-A-N-D-R-I-L-L YES!! My high school days. They are so talented and sadly UNDERRATED 😥.

Me trae recuerdos de la época de mi vida mas feliz, y donde me sentía libre,si presiones de ninguna indole donde lo importante era vivir el momento.

Yes I knew I would be the drummer in my heart after hearing the first and second album. My mom let me put on those albums and practice the songs till they where apart of me.

@wotizit2937

4 жыл бұрын

Wow!

Incredible - the percussion solos are off the charts!!

Man , I really miss those days of great creative music.....

Mandrill is one of the coolest and most underrated bands ever!! These guys throw down the real funk!! This video is priceless and will live forever! Thanks for posting this soulful piece of music history!!!!

@phil8198

8 ай бұрын

I wore this album out !!!!!! I’m 75 years old but Mandrill never got old !!!!

@matsnilsson565

6 ай бұрын

@@phil8198 I'm almost at your respectable age and I have worn out ALL my original POLYDOR albums and now I'm all about Spotify.

THIS IS AMAZING Never thought there was a video of this!!!! Thank you Neftali!!

An amazingly talented and versatile band. An inspiration to many of the funk bands that followed. Underrated and unsung except by those who follow their music.

"Back in the day" as a progressive rock, all night DJ in Florida I often put Mandrill on the turntable. Something made me think of them today, so I enjoyed revisiting their funk.

Thank you Neftali for posting this amazing video of the truly hot Mandrill! Peace and love.

I remember seeing them in Providence, RI @ the Arena. They had a different bass player and they opened up for Ike and Tina Turner Revue. All of this talent for $4.50 at the door. Been a fan ever since. Mandrill-land LP was their best. Peace.

Yes! Finally some early clip from my favorite (along with the Meters) funk act, I'm a "Funkateer" and have spent nearly 35 years listening to the rhythm (funkl) and I love GEORGE, SLY, JAMES and all other legends that funk gave us. But Mandrill are something special for me, this group blends world music into the most important thing namely the "on the one" and got some unbelievable way of just changing the tempo and styles!

They could play EVERY Instrument! I wear this song out whenever possible

I love Mandrill!! It doesn't get any better than this. Wow. Thank you Neftali for posting this. Wow. Unbelievable. You guys are the best. My favorite band. I finally have found, after all these years, the music that I truly love. Thank you Mandrill.

@habibahas13

Жыл бұрын

THANK OUR CREATOR for The REAL, UNDISPUTED 💥 M A N D R I L L 💥

Neftali, great music and thanks for posting and all your years of great playing.

@Mentagasm, It's nice to see our fans answer your question. Glad you like the music. I don't post the name of the shows because of weird laws but the bottom line is it is my history channel of my life you dig. Cool, Stay Up!

Speechless, was so unaware of this, Love this, great instrumentation, Incredible!

Memories of their Hampton,Va Free concerts. Those were the day.

What an amazing performance by Mandrill!

Más de 40 años sin saber nada de Mandrill...todo unos clásicos de la música afro junto con Osibisa.

in nov 1971 I turned 18 the afro culture was in full swing and the show SOUL on pbs couldn't be missed, it was hosted by ellis hazelip and sometimes poets jose feliciano and nikki giovanni which was right down my line sense I was a big fan of the last poets , they had the best R&B groups that could seen anywhere , in my mind even better than soul train , any old heads out there like me agree ?

@roxanne5766

7 ай бұрын

We always watched Soul at home. We were kids getting an education in great music 😊😊

EeeeHooo! had totally forgotten about this group. Incredible. Wish it was like dat now.

That is Ellis Haizlip on the back in the day show "Soul".. what a great memory. Thanks for posting this . There were KZreads of his other shows. 😊