Maná took her out of the stadium at her concert in Medellín, despite the rain

how i wish you opened the Maná concert in Medellín on a night that, although rainy, was not an impediment for the public to attend this show.

The song, released on the album Where will the children play? from 1992, was one of the first successes of the Mexican band that this Friday sang live again in the city after 10 years of absence.

A test to do: Choose the best song from the Maná album Where will the children play?

Fher, Alex, Juan and Sergio, the members of Maná, came out on stage to endorse not only that they are a compact band, but also a group of friends who have been enjoying what they do for more than 30 years.

Those fruitful three decades have left successes that have reached several generations. The court and the stands of the Atanasio Girardot had young people and adults enjoying the staging: “That’s our music,” said one of the attendees after listening to hits like Thorn heart, Shared lips, Live without air, Hey my love or Treacherous butterfly.

“We came back, Medellín, to this beautiful stadium”, said Fher, its vocalist, who shared the anecdote of when they stepped on this stage for the first time: “We gave a cup to the team here because they won in 94, imagine you, in 1994 there was Maná here in this pasture, delivering a drink here for the paisas. It’s been a long time, but some of you were here, don’t do it.”

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the giant stage had a ramp to bring the band closer to the public those who were on the court, but also an impressive set of giant screens: four behind the stage that projected close-up images of each of the members, four in the upper part that also served the same purpose and two giants on the sides to that those who were further away did not miss anything.

In the same way the projections were according to the song from the set list, For example, when it rang Where will the children play? Images of nature appeared, that spokesperson that Maná has always carried for the care of the environment. At the same time, a giant inflatable elephant came out to decorate the melody.

In pictures: The images of the Maná concert in Medellín

There was also time to toast and sing some rancheras because, as Fher said, they carry Mexico in their blood.

Although the band also recalled that there is Colombian DNA in Maná. Alex González, the group’s drummer is Cuban-Colombian. When he first came to Medellin, back in 1993, He took the opportunity to tour the La América neighborhood, where his father was born and whenever he can he remembers that he has some paisa in his veins.

The drummer sang the iconic hit I do not care.

The show also included moments to show off: guitar solos by Sergio Vallin, on bass with Juan Calleros and Alex himself on drums showed that Maná has, in addition to perseverance (since 1995 they have been together with Sergio, since 1984 Alex, Fher and Juan), a fairly extensive musical background.

Fer spoke of the similarities between Mexico and Colombia, of two nations that he considers sisters and of the love they have for this country. He thanked the support for so many years and dedicated the concert to the people close to him who died from covid-19: “After a great pandemic we are alive and we have to celebrate, this is a celebration. Some of our loved ones left, this tour is dedicated to them, there they are watching us and we are alive, we freed it, we freed it thanks to heaven, we must celebrate from the heart that we are alive, ”he said.

The concert concluded after two and a quarter hours of music, the rain did not stop but that was not an impediment neither for the band nor for the public who enjoyed the concert from beginning to end.

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Maná took her out of the stadium at her concert in Medellín, despite the rain