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Sunday, January 22, 2012

Mana

By Octavio Mercas


If you want pop rock melodies, then you should be an admirer of Mana. Hailing from the gorgeous nation of Mexico, Mana has gotten lots of awards including the Grammy's. Their sound was described by many music experts as pop rock with a little of reggae as well as ska. With the band's capacity to perform well in a big crowd, it's no surprise that they are popular in Australia and Spain. They also have obtained a fan base in Asia, Europe and in the united states. Their world-wide success has bought them to the record busting twenty five million albums being sold up to date .

The band's singer given its name "Jose Fernando "Fher" Olvera formed the band with the guitarist Gustavo Orozco . They formed the band with 3 brothers known as Juan Calleros on the bass guitar , UlisesCallerosand AbrahanCalleros practicing the guitar and also the drums, respectively. They began singing covers and luckily in 1989; they were able to launch their very first studio album titled Sombrero Verde under the record label Ariola . They were able to release 4 successful singles namely "Long Time", Despiertate", Vampiro" as well as "Professor".

To make things more interesting, the group has released a next album with several collaborations from different performers including Cisne Raff . The singles titled "Laura" and "Hechos Nada Mas" became world-wide hits.They launched their third studio album titled Falta Amore under a new label, Warner Music. Rayando el Sol was their album's first single that hit the chart tops . In that same year, they toured the various countries just like Peru, Ecuador as well as their hometown , Mexico.

UlisesCalleros, who was their guitar performer, quit undertaking with the band and also started handling them. They added Ivan Gonzales to the group to perform the key-boards as well as Cesar Lopez to change Calleros in his duties. With out UlisesCalleros as their guitar performer, they released DondeJugarian Los Ninos and became the bands first ever internationally acclaimed album with the hits that include Vivir Sin Aire and as well Como TeDeseo. Simply because of the success of this album , they were able to conduct more than 200 concert events in various areas. That was their biggest accomplishment with regards to executing live to date .

Unfortunately after the bands achievement, the two newly added band members namely Cesar Lopez as well as Ivan Gonzalez left Mana. And suddenly , the remaining members FherOldera, Alex Gonzales and Juan Calleros continued on by their career as a trio . With only the 3 of them remaining , they launched their first live album titled Mana en Vivo that they collaborated with the guitarist Gustavo and Sheila Rios. Having only 3 of them in the team, it didn't stop them from receiving awards and recognition. In 1997, they acquired their first ever Grammy Award in the Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album . Being a globally recognized band , they did a live concert for the international music television MTV Unplugged titled Mana MTV Unplugged. Their performance in that stated show can now be purchased on DVD. Nowadays, they're set to launch their latest album on 2012 entitled ,Drama y Luz.




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