Spanish rock group Manta Ray hails from the city of Gijón, but the creatively ambitious quartet has little in common with such overtly Latin music acts as Plastilina Mosh, Shakira and Los Fabulosos Cadillacs. While the group’s hometown on Spain’s northern coast [RETURN TO ARTICLE]
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