The Age of Pleasure
Personnel
Personnel
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**Musicians**

* [Janelle Monáe](/wiki/Janelle_Mon%C3%A1e "Janelle Monáe") – lead vocals
* [Nana Kwabena](/wiki/Nana_Kwabena "Nana Kwabena") – percussion (1, 2, 5–8, 12, 13\), [programming](/wiki/Programming_%28music%29 "Programming (music)") (1–7, 10, 12\), drums (2, 4–6, 8, 10, 12, 13\), sound effects (5–8, 10, 13\)
* [Nate Wonder](/wiki/Nate_Wonder "Nate Wonder") – background vocals (1, 7, 8\), bass guitar (1, 7, 9\), [flute](/wiki/Western_concert_flute "Western concert flute") (1, 5, 6, 14\), guitar (1–8, 10–12\), sounds (1\), drums (2–6, 8, 9, 11, 14\), organ (2, 3, 5, 6, 10–12\), percussion (2–6, 8, 9, 11, 14\), synthesizer (2, 4, 5, 10, 12\), sound effects (3, 6–8\), horns (4\), [vibraphone](/wiki/Vibraphone "Vibraphone") (8\), saxophone (10\), keyboards (12\); strings, woodwinds (14\)
* Sensei Bueno – bass guitar (1–8, 12, 13\), guitar (1–8, 14\), synthesizer (4, 9\), drums (5, 6\), solo guitar (10\)
* [Seun Kuti](/wiki/Seun_Kuti "Seun Kuti") – solo horn (1\), horns (1–3, 11\)
* [Egypt 80](/wiki/Egypt_80 "Egypt 80") – horns (1–3, 11\)
* [Roman GianArthur](/wiki/Roman_GianArthur "Roman GianArthur") – guitar (2–6\)
* Hornz Unlimited – horns (2, 3, 9\)
* Cal Bennett – additional horns (2, 3\)
* Dennis Mitcheltree – additional horns (2, 3\)
* Erm Navarro – additional horns (2, 3\)
* Sean Billings – additional horns (2, 3\)
* Serafin Aguilar – additional horns (2, 3\)
* Dominique Sanders – bass guitar (4\)
* Taron Lockett – drums (4\)
* [Cory Henry](/wiki/Cory_Henry "Cory Henry") – horns (4\)
* Precious Basquiat – sound effects (4\)
* Kylah Moscovich – trumpet (4\)
* [Meredith "Ezi" Ezinma](/wiki/Ezinma "Ezinma") – strings (5, 6, 13\)
* [Kel\-P](/wiki/Kel-P "Kel-P") – programming (12\)

**Arrangements**
* Nate Wonder – horns arrangement (1, 3–5, 7, 9–12\), arrangement (2, 3, 7, 13\), additional arrangement (4\), string arrangement (5, 6\), woodwind arrangement (14\)
* Nana Kwabena – arrangement (1, 4, 12, 13\), additional arrangement (2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10\)
* Sensei Bueno – additional arrangement (2, 5, 6, 10\), arrangement (3, 4\), horns arrangement (4\)
* Janelle Monáe – arrangement (3, 8\), vocal arrangement (5, 11–13\)
* Roman GianArthur – additional arrangement (4, 11, 12\)
* [Chuck Lightning](/wiki/Chuck_Lightning "Chuck Lightning") – additional arrangement (4\), arrangement (6\)
* Meme Dock – additional arrangement (7, 8, 13\)
* [Amaarae](/wiki/Amaarae "Amaarae") – additional arrangement (8\)
* Kayla Dock – additional arrangement (13\)

**Technical**
* Dave Kutch – [mastering](/wiki/Mastering_%28audio%29 "Mastering (audio)")
* [Mick Guzauski](/wiki/Mick_Guzauski "Mick Guzauski") – [mixing](/wiki/Audio_mixing_%28recorded_music%29 "Audio mixing (recorded music)")
* Fabian Marasciullo – mixing (2, 7\)
* Janelle Monáe – [engineering](/wiki/Audio_engineer "Audio engineer"), [executive production](/wiki/Executive_producer%23Music "Executive producer#Music")
* Nate Wonder – engineering, executive production
* Jayda Love – engineering (1, 2, 4–14\)
* Yáng Tan – engineering
* Chuck Lightning – executive production
* [Sean "Diddy" Combs](/wiki/Sean_%22Diddy%22_Combs "Sean ") – executive production


Which musician provides strings for the song (5, 6, 13)?