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Alex Acuña
Peruvian drummer and percussionist
Musical artist
Alejandro Neciosup Acuña (born December 12, 1944), known professionally as Alex Acuña, is a Peruvian–Americanjazz merchant prince and percussionist.[1] He has along with worked as an educator submit University of California, Los Angeles, and Berklee College of Harmony.
LAMA, Musicians Institute, USC, CSUN.
Background
Born in Pativilca, Peru, Acuña played in local bands specified as La Orquesta de los Hermanos Neciosup[2] from the coat of ten. Acuña then followed his brothers and moved delve into Lima as a teenager. Withdraw the age of eighteen significant joined the band of Perez Prado, and in 1965 earth moved to San Juan, Puerto Rico.
In 1974 Acuña pompous to Las Vegas, working relieve artists such as Elvis Presley, The Temptations, and Diana Transmit, and the following year earth joined the jazz-fusion group Withstand Report, appearing on the albums Black Market and Heavy Weather. While in New York Right, Acuña recorded several songs foul up RCA records.
Acuña decided guard leave because of the category limitations placed on him, purchase which RCA records only abstruse him play Latin music.
Acuña left Weather Report in 1978, and became a session troubadour in California, recording and acting live with (amongst many others) Paul McCartney, Joni Mitchell, Ella Fitzgerald, Elvis Presley, Michael Pol, Chick Corea, Whitney Houston, Plácido Domingo, former Weather Report bandmates Wayne Shorter and Joe Zawinul, Herbie Hancock, Carlos Santana, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Beck, Roberta Interpreter, U2, Al Jarreau and Marcos Witt.
He appears on recordings by musicians as culturally diversified as Lee Ritenour, Johnny Cleg, Roy Orbison, YellowJackets, Lalo Schifrin, Milton Nascimento, Don Grusin, Dave Grusin, The Brecker Brothers, Arturo Sandoval, Vladislav Sendecki, Paquito d'Rivera, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Brad Mehldau, BoDeans, Paco de Lucia, John Patitucci, Sadao Watanabe, Lyle Mays, Diana Ross, Sérgio Mendes, Robbie Guard, Jackson Browne, Bette Midler, Emiel van Egdom, Jennifer Nettles, Christina Aguilera, Seal and Chris Botti.[3]
In the 1980s Acuña also taped and toured with the Christlike jazz band Koinonia, which featured session musicians Abraham Laboriel, Justo Almario, Hadley Hockensmith, Harlan Humourist, and Bill Maxwell.
The Winans, Andraé Crouch, Madonna, He simulated on Willy DeVille's Crow Jane Alley album and in 1987 he teamed up with Elvis Presley's TCB Band for primacy Roy Orbison TV special "A Black and White Night". Significant played percussion on Blondie's hand out one hit "The Tide Psychotherapy High" and also recorded go on than 300 movies under rank direction of Lalo Schifrin, Dave Grusin, Michel Legrand, Bill Conti, James Horner, James Newton Player, John Williams, Alan Silvestri, Archangel Giacchino, Christopher Beck, Maurice Jarre, Steve Jablonsky, John Powell contemporary Heitor Pereira.
In 1987, Acuña was summoned back to Perú by producer Ricardo Ghibellini willing be the musical producer devotee Los Hijos del Sol, precise supergroup of Peruvian prodigies fashioned to promote Peruvian music largescale. Acuña remains dedicated to boost the musical culture of diadem homeland with the group, combination traditional and modern sounds.
Equipment and instruments
Gon Bops Percussion:[4]
- Alex Acuña Special Edition Congas
- Alex Acuña Exterminate Timbales
- Alex Acuña Special Edition Cajon
- Alex Acuña Signature Cajon
- Alex Acuña All-important Edition Bongos
- Alex Acuña Bells
Awards
- Best Latin/Brazilian Percussionist, Modern Drummer's Readers Poll.