Mana

By Octavio Mercas


If you want pop rock songs, then you need to be an admirer of Mana. Hailing from the gorgeous region of Mexico, Mana has gotten numerous awards which includes the Grammy's. Their audio was described by many music critics as pop rock with just a little of reggae and ska. With the band's capacity to do well in a big crowd, it's no surprise that they are widely used in Australia as well as Spain. Also, they have gained a fan base on Asia, Europe and in the united states. Their world-wide achievement has bought them to the record busting 25 million albums being sold up to date .

The band's vocalist named "Jose Fernando "Fher" Olvera formed the band with the guitar performer Gustavo Orozco . They created the band with 3 brothers known as Juan Calleros on the bass sounds guitar , UlisesCallerosand AbrahanCalleros practicing the guitar and also the drums, correspondingly. They began singing covers and luckily in 1989; they were able to launch their very first studio album titled Sombrero Verde within the record label Ariola . They were able to release 4 efficient singles namely "Long Time", Despiertate", Vampiro" and also "Professor".

To make things more interesting, the group has released a next album with various collaborations from distinct artists including Cisne Raff . The singles entitled "Laura" as well as "Hechos Nada Mas" became worldwide hits.They released their third studio album entitled Falta Amore under a new label, Warner Music. Rayando el Sol was their album's first single which strike the chart tops . In that same year, they visited the various locations like Peru, Ecuador and also their hometown , Mexico.

UlisesCalleros, who was their guitar player, quit executing with the band and began managing them. They added Ivan Gonzales to the team to undertake the keyboards and also Cesar Lopez to change Calleros in his duties. Without UlisesCalleros as their guitar player, they launched DondeJugarian Los Ninos and have become the bands the very first worldwide acclaimed album with the hits that include Vivir Sin Aire and also Como TeDeseo. Simply because of the accomplishment of this album , they were able to undertake more than 200 concerts in several places. That was their biggest achievement in regards to undertaking live to date .

But unfortunately after the bands achievement, the 2 freshly added band members particularly Cesar Lopez as well as Ivan Gonzalez left Mana. And suddenly , the remaining members FherOldera, Alex Gonzales and also Juan Calleros continued on with their career as a trio . With only the three of them remaining , they released their first live album entitled Mana en Vivo that they collaborated with the guitarist Gustavo and Sheila Rios. Getting only 3 of them in the group, it didn't stop them through receiving honors as well as acknowledgement. In 1997, they received their first ever Grammy Award in the Finest Latin Rock/Alternative Album . Being an internationally renowned band , they did a live performance for the international music television MTV Unplugged entitled Mana MTV Unplugged. Their overall performance in that said show can now be purchased on DVD. Presently, they are placed to launch their new album on 2012 entitled ,Drama y Luz.




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