Maná und Los Fabulosos Cadillacs

Formed in Guadalajara, Mexico, the band came together in 1986, featuring the talents of Fher Olvero (vocals), Ulises Calleros (guitars), Juan Diego Calleros (bass) and Alex González (drums). Despite initially signing with Polygram Records, the band soon moved to Warner Music, citing creative differences prompting the move.

Their debut album, "Falta Amor," arrived in 1992, initially slow to find success until the single, "Rayando el Sol" became a hit the following year. After the release, lineup changes saw Ulises replaced by keyboardist Iván González and guitarist Cesar Lopez, before then embarking on their second effort. In 1994, "Donde Jugaran Los Niños" was unleashed, becoming a seminal record that brought Maná superstardom in the Latin-rock world. Spawning several hits, the album went on to sell over 3 million copies, prompting an international tour.

Their third effort, "En Vivo," captured the band's live energies in 1995, featuring their new guitarist, Sergio Vallin, replacing Lopez. Folowing the album "Sueños Liquidos" in 1997, Maná became global stars outside of the Spanish-speaking world, receiving airplay on MTV, as well as featuring in their "Unplugged" series in 1999.

Success could only continue for Maná, whose 2002 "Revolución de Amor" earned them a Grammy Award for 'Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album.' Their sixth studio effort, "Amar Es Combatir" went on to become the highest charting debut of a Spanish-language album on the Billboard 200 in 2007, as well as earning them another Grammy Award. It was five years before new Maná releases arrived, in the form of "Drama y Luz" in 2011, which again stormed the Billboard 200, reaching number five. Two years later, "En Toda Libertad" was released, continuing to find commercial success.

Founded by core members Gabriel Fernandez Capello (vocalist) and Flavio Cianciarulo (bassist), the pair subsequently invited saxist Segio Rotman, drummer Fernando Ricciardi, and keyboardist Mario Siperman to the complete the lineup. Since their formation in 1983 Los Fabulosos Cadillacs have proved a seminal and inspiring group whose eclectic output is the result of influences drawn from jazz, ska, rock, and traditional Latin music. In 1986 the group issued their debut album “Bares y Fondas”, which proved as thematically far-removed from their more recent albums as it is possible.

The albums “Yo Te Avisé” (1987), “El Ritmo Mundial” (1988), “El Satanico Dr. Cadiallac” (1989), and “Volumen 5” (1990) were released as Los Fabulosos Cadillacs were still finding their stride; developing their interests and live performance skills. It wasn’t until the release of the transitional album “El León” in 1992, with its Caribbean, calypso and salsa influences that the band’s progressive and unique sound came to the fore. Featuring guest appearances from Mick Jones and Blondie’s Debbie Harry, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs’s 1995 album “Rey Azucar” marked their most successful album to date. Rooted in ska and reggae however also adopting salsa and punk themes, the record catapulted the group to the upper-echelons of Argentina’s music hierarchy and earned multi-platinum certification.

The band followed the album with their most successful single to date “Matador”, which appeared on the greatest-hits compilation “Vasos Vacíos” in 1995. Los Fabulosos Cadillacs has also became known as an energetic and alluring live performances across Latin America and the U.S., giving a notable show in Anaheim, California. A pair of albums followed in the late millennium “Fabulosos Calavera” and “La Marcha del Golazo Silitario”, after which Los Fabulosos Cadillacs took a six-year hiatus. In April 2008 the band returned to record new material, which surfaced a year later as the studio album “La Luz del Ritmo”.