Mana (Spanish: "manna") is a Mexican Rock band from Guadalajara, Jalisco. The group's current line-up consists of vocalist/guitarist Fher Olvera, drummer Alex Gonzalez, guitarist Sergio Vallin, and bassist Juan Calleros. Mana has earned four Grammy Awards, eight Latin Grammy Awards, five MTV Video Music Awards Latin America, six Premios Juventud awards, nineteen Billboard Latin Music Awards and fifteen Premios Lo Nuestro awards.
1997-2007: Suenos Liquidos, Revolucion de Amor, and Amar es Combatir
In 1997, the group released Suenos Liquidos, an album about the highs and lows of love, with songs like "Clavado en un bar" and "En el Muelle de San Blas," recorded in Puerto Vallarta and released simultaneously in 36 countries. The recording received a Grammy Award as Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album. The group performed acoustically in Miami for Latin America's MTV Unplugged program. A final version of the performance was mixed at Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, and the band released Mana MTV Unplugged on 22 June 1999. In the summer of 1999, the band co-headlined an 18-city tour of the United States with Carlos Santana. Mana also appeared on Santana's 1999 album Supernatural on the song "Corazon Espinado".  In 2002, in an effort to blend their sound with that of rock and roll from the sixties and seventies, the band recorded Revolucion de Amor. They won their fourth Grammy for the album. The band released a new version of "Eres mi Religion" for the Italian market in 2003, as a duet with Italian musician Zucchero, and also performed with Zucchero in a new recording of his "Baila Morena". This same year they participated in the annual Pavarotti & Friends concert, along with Queen, Deep Purple, Ricky Martin, Andrea Bocelli, Zucchero and Bono.  In 2006, after a four-year hiatus, they released their seventh studio album, Amar es Combatir. It reached #4 on the Billboard Top 200 in its first week, selling over 60,000 copies in the first week. Their first single off the album, "Labios Compartidos", rose to the top of the music charts upon its debut in July, when the group played the song live at the Premios Juventud. Amar es Combatir has sold over 644,000 copies, and the Amar es Combatir Tour in promotion of the album grossed more than $35 million. In 2008, Mana released a live album entitled Arde El Cielo, in both a CD and CD/DVD package. This release shows the band performing during the Amar es Combatir Tour in support of Amar es Combatir.
What is Suenos Liquidos?
In 1997, the group released Suenos Liquidos, an album about the highs and lows of love, with songs like "Clavado en un bar" and "En el Muelle de San Blas,"
In 1997, the group released Suenos Liquidos, an album about the highs and lows of love, with songs like "Clavado en un bar" and "En el Muelle de San Blas,"