Mankala - Speak Your Mind

Speak Your Mind

Released July 2007

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Speak-Your-Mind-Draft

Recorded & mixed by Christian de Juan, January 2006 – April 2007, Bristol, UK
Produced by Mankala
Mastered at Optimum Mastering Studios, Bristol, UK
Artwork design by Phil Rees
Mankala logo-type design by Rosie Triana
Photos: B.Aiden, R.Goodchild, C.de Juan

Personnel:
Christian de Juan: guitars, backing vocals, percussions, Kalimba (track 1)
Simwinji Zeko: guitars, backing vocals
Omer Makessa: lead & backing vocals, congas, djembe, percussions
Solomon Ahmed: bass, double bass
Jason Newman: drum Kit
Gary Alesbrook: trumpet (tracks 1, 4, 7 & 9)
Pete Bernard: fender rhodes (tracks 4, 8 & 9)
Ruth Hammond: hammond organ (track 2 & 8) & tenor sax (track 7)
Savio Pacini: trombone (tracks 1 & 7)
Nick Bailey: baritone sax (track 4)
Rachel Llewellyn-Jones: alto sax (tracks 1 & 4)
Murray Benjamin: additional trumpet (tracks 1 & 4)
Simon Strange: additional trombone (tracks 1 & 4)