Mandala

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There are several acts/bands with this name: #1 Mandala is a rapper from Lockport, Illinois. He was born in Joliet, Illinois and some of his musical influences include Eminem, Nas, and NF. He released his first EP entitled Chronicles of a Blind Man in November 2020. In May 2021, he released his debut album entitled American Pope. Mandala is known for being a Catholic rapper and for writing about religious themes. He next single, My Mother's, is set to be released on April 29, 2022. #2 Mandala was a Canadian R&B and soul band from the 1960s. The band was formed in 1965 in Toronto as The Rogues and changed their name prior to their first Canadian Top 40 hit Opportunity. The band is best known for containing well-known Canadian guitarist, the late Domenic Troiano who recorded with The James Gang and The Guess Who in the Seventies. The band also contained Roy Kenner, who later became the lead singer with the James Gang, both during and after the period when Troiano was lead guitarist with that band. Mandala's origins can be traced back to The Rogues, the house band at the Club Bluenote in Toronto during the summer of 1964. Keyboard player Josef Chirowski (born March 2, 1947 in Germany), bass player Don Elliot (born December 8, 1944 in Toronto) and drummer Pentti Whitey Glan (born July 8, 1946 in Finland) had worked together previously in several outfits, most notably Whitey & The Roulettes, who also contained future Luke & The Apostles and McKenna Mendelson Mainline guitarist...