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Alex
Acuña, a Peruvian drummer and percussionist, is widely known as a
gifted musician, producer, composer and clinician. For the last 40
years, Alex has been exciting fans with his innovative and amazing
grooves played with pure heart. A combination of his South American
and Caribbean roots and his understanding of contemporary music,
from Jazz to Pop, make him one of the most accomplished and complete
musicians today.
To say that Alex
Acuna is a phenomenal drummer and percussionist would be a huge
understatement!
Between
1975 and 1977, he made part of jazz history when he became both drummer
and percussionist for one of the most innovative and pioneering jazz
groups of our time, Weather Report. He first performed as percussionist
(October 1975 to April 1976), and later as drummer (April 1976 to
October 1977). He recorded two albums with the group: "Black
Market" (1976) and the highly successful "Heavy Weather"
(1977), which included the famous tracks "Birdland" and "Havona."
"Heavy Weather" became the first jazz-fusion album to sell a
million copies.
His countless album credits
include such diverse artist as U2, Paul McCartney, Joni Mitchell, Ella
Fitzgerald, Whitney Houston, Sergio Mendes, Yellow Jackets, Chic
Corea, Julio Iglesias, Koinonia, Juan Gabriel, Luis Miguel, Placido
Domingo, Wayne Shorter, Joe Zawinul and many more.
For a complete bio
visit
here!
More music samples from Alex at his
Verve Records web page
here!
Visit
his web site:
www.alexacuna.net
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