Manal

Manal were a Buenos Aries-based power trio similar to Almendra but with a grittier blues-rock approach. They are almost universally considered to be the creators of Argentine rock, and are also often credited as the first Argentine group to sing blues in Spanish. Formed in 1968 around the scene at the famed La Cueva club, the original trio included guitarist Claudio Gabis, Javier Martínez on drums and vocals, and Alejandro Medina on bass and vocals. Martínez was their lead vocalist and principal songwriter. Heavily influenced by the British scene at the time, they followed ...