Search - Alex Acuna :: Acuarela De Tambores

Trully a Master, a Must for any Serious Drummer

deathpito | Santiago, Region Metropolitana Chile | 10/05/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I can't still recover from the day I saw this Monster behind the drum kit. Such speed and perfect timing, but moreover such knowledge and experience, which he translates perfectly in his clinics as also in this album. In "Acuarela de Tambores", Alex Acuña (who has played with Elvis Presley, Dianna Ross,and also been a session player for U2) displays not only his drumming skills, but also his equaly masterfull knowledge of latin percussion and rythms, which as he says, are anything but simple. A true tribute to the Latin American Culture, and a must for any drummer, percussionist or musician in general that keeps an open mind. He can also be seen in Weather Report albums, but this one is the one to buy."

Acuarela de Tambores

Basheer Muhammad | 06/30/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I was not Familiar w/ Afro Peruvian drumming. before this album. I was parking my car while listening the radio. Kjazz was playing the afternoon

Latin drive. It sounds so different than (typical?) Afro Cuban music.

Alex Acuna aptly handles his business w/ Luis Conte, Paulihno DeCosta, and others from Peru. This music both folklorical and new sounding"