I had the great honor of taking private lessons with Mr. Alex Acuna while living in LA. Alex is a legendary player, a legendary teacher, and a great person.

The best on the planet!!!!!!

God bless you Don and Alex, thank you

Legendary Drummer \ Percussionist ...Love his playing on Weather Reports "Heavy Weather"

Beyond doubt, Acuna is a legend, but to bring out that gem out to the public - that's another skill that you have Dom, and you have in abundance. The level of human connection you are able to create is magic.

I feel so Blessed to own the congas that He played in Columbus at their Drum Daze.

Alex-his a big inspiration...i listen to him all my life...great! Great Dom,also...👍

Is sad to know that in Peru, no one pays him the respect he deserves, he is more recognized Internationally than in his own country. He deserves a statue in the main plaza.

I'm so proud of Alex. Thank you for sharing.

Legend through and through

alex..heavy weather. .will always be out of this world *

My favorite percussionist. My dad used to play all the Gospel records from light records like Andrea Crouch and Koinonia and that’s how I first heard him in the early 80’s. God bless this man. I’m glad I found this interview. ❤️

I had the opportunity to see Acuna live with Koinonia band in Stockholm back in the 80s. Great performance and a memory för life. Acuna is my drummer an percussionist hero!

one of the best drum solo ! lee ritenour friendship , " the real thing" ! alex acuna !

Alex's spirit shines through here. Just like his playing alway does.

incredible interview!! Alex is a monster!!

Alex and Doc Gibbs were touring with Al Jarreau in 80'or so . Mindblowing Eyeopening and then The two switched instruments .

I absolutely love these interviews/conversations!

This is fantastic, really great to hear these influences; Alex's playing with Weather Report is top notch.

i love this closing statment . . . . . .

Alex you are huge inspiration !!!! and thank you Dom for the best interviews and knowledge !!!

Viva Alex Acuna!!!

the passion and life in this guy and awe of all the drummers that inspired him is in itself inspirational wow

always good to see an enthusiastic interview

Mind blown! Thanks Dom, this is so important, Alex is a true living legend!

I saw Alec Acuna with Weather Report and he was on 🔥.Alphoso Johnson on bass..incrediable niight of jazz fusion.Thank you for this great post ! He is a true gentleman !!!

I’ve been playing drum kit for a while now and I absolutely love it, but I know that it’s only the beginning. I’m trying to learn all I can about percussion, particularly world percussion instruments. I want to learn about the congas, the bongos, the djembe, the cajon, and the timbales, as well as all the world percussion instruments like shaker, cowbell (we ALL gotta have more cowbell, right?), and everything!!! I feel like watching some percussionists, like Alex Acuña, can really help me out.

Alex Acuna has played with Larry Carlton umpteen times!!!

So Wonderful

Met him at one of the last gigs Tony Williams played in NY. Alex told me he was there for his lesson.

Goes to show how a man expensively researched drumming just from his own personal but passionate experience, through American drumming. I get inspired more from Latin drumming, so it's so Personal listening to his experiences from his study of just observing his culture through the greats that he mentioned.

Dom "I gotta ask where did it all begin" Famularo

Alex Acūna is just awesome, and what a great statement at the end! So thoughtful

Alex is an amazing guy.

Best interview of Alex Acuna in KZfaq. Great one!

Alex Acuna is an amazing drummer. Weather Report too, right? Rumba la mama?

great interviewer

Alex Acuna, great Drummer/Percussionist. First heard Alex on Lee Ritenour's Friendship Album way way back in the mid 80s. Also Alex Acuna's tuition video is really cool too. I would say that Alex appears on most of my early albums, in fact most of the time you would have Alex & Abe Laboriel appearing on the same albums. Great rhythm section. Love them both dearly. There is also some fantastic video footage of the late great Lyle Mays on keys with Alex Acuna just improvising together. R.I.P. Lyle Mays.

Una fuente de inspiración! 😃 🤝🏻

Aaaaabsolutely amazing.

Alex, your description of Weather Report and how each night was intense and different, was awesome to hear. You describing the musical variations from night to night... makes me regret never having had the chance to see the great Jaco and Joe and the rest of that great band perform. Would love to see an in depth interview with you about every aspect of that legendary band. Any chance of that happening?

legend

Saludos a mi socio Alex Acuña! You're still in great shame! Que Dios te bendiga!

Think about that for a minute.....you're a drummer. You come to the US, and in one week you see Gene Krupa, Jake Hanna, Tony WIlliams, Tito Puente and Sonny Payne.

Did he actually play with Peter Erskine?