Manta has been played over 10 times on NTS, first on 19 October 2014. Manta's music has been featured on 12 episodes.

1) Manta is a side project that was made by Liam McCay, also known as sign crushes motorist

2) Manta was a Latvian indie rock band from Rīga, Latvia formed in 2010.

Unwilling to be pigeonholed into a specific genre, Manta mainly focuses on the songs themselves rather than the styles. As a result, their music features elements of reggae, psychedelic rock, experimental and other genres.

The final lineup:

Edgars Šubrovskis (JUUK) - guitars, bass, vocals; Oskars Jansons (JUUK) - guitars; Edgars Mākens (Jaunība) - keyboards, vocals; Raitis Viļumovs (Shachah) - drums.

Former members:

Oskars Upenieks (Y.O.R.) - keyboards.

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