Alex Acuna

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.

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