Mansa build songs layer by layer, with feeling first. Long before instruments enter the process, the Chicago-based collective lay a foundation through language. At the center of the band is Alonzo Sanders Jr., a 33-year-old producer, songwriter, and saxophonist. “The lyrics come first,” he says . “Then we build the world around what we’re trying to […] The post Mansa build immersive songs with the feeling first appeared first on Chicago Reader. ...read more read less