Alex Acuña

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drummer human musician

Alex Acuña is a renowned Peruvian-American drummer and percussionist best known for his work with Weather Report and numerous jazz, fusion, and pop recordings.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Alex Acuña canonical	12

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9379225 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Alex Acuña
Context triple: [Night Ride Home, percussionist, Alex Acuña]

A. Teo Escamilla
Teo Escamilla was a Spanish cinematographer known for his visually expressive work on notable films of the 1970s and 1980s.
B. Roberto Díaz
Roberto Díaz is a renowned violist and music educator who has served as president and CEO of the Curtis Institute of Music.
C. Sebastian Castellanos
Sebastian Castellanos is a troubled detective and the primary protagonist of The Evil Within survival horror video game series, known for confronting nightmarish psychological and supernatural threats.
D. Luis Díaz
Luis Díaz is a songwriter best known for co-writing the global hit single "Hips Don’t Lie."
E. Diego Valeri
Diego Valeri is an Argentine attacking midfielder best known as a star playmaker and club icon for Major League Soccer’s Portland Timbers.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Alex Acuña
Target entity description: Alex Acuña is a renowned Peruvian-American drummer and percussionist best known for his work with Weather Report and numerous jazz, fusion, and pop recordings.

A. Teo Escamilla
Teo Escamilla was a Spanish cinematographer known for his visually expressive work on notable films of the 1970s and 1980s.
B. Roberto Díaz
Roberto Díaz is a renowned violist and music educator who has served as president and CEO of the Curtis Institute of Music.
C. Sebastian Castellanos
Sebastian Castellanos is a troubled detective and the primary protagonist of The Evil Within survival horror video game series, known for confronting nightmarish psychological and supernatural threats.
D. Luis Díaz
Luis Díaz is a songwriter best known for co-writing the global hit single "Hips Don’t Lie."
E. Diego Valeri
Diego Valeri is an Argentine attacking midfielder best known as a star playmaker and club icon for Major League Soccer’s Portland Timbers.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	drummer ⓘ human ⓘ musician ⓘ
activeIn	Peru ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
associatedAct	Alex Acuña and the Unknowns ⓘ Koinonia ⓘ Weather Report ⓘ
birthName	Alejandro Neciosup Acuña ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Peru ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Peruvian ⓘ
fieldOfWork	music ⓘ recording industry ⓘ
genre	Latin jazz ⓘ jazz ⓘ jazz fusion ⓘ pop music ⓘ
hasDiscographyType	leader albums ⓘ sideman recordings ⓘ
hasRole	band leader ⓘ band member ⓘ educator ⓘ session musician ⓘ
instrument	bongos ⓘ cajón ⓘ congas ⓘ drum set ⓘ percussion ⓘ timbales ⓘ
knownFor	session work on fusion recordings ⓘ session work on jazz recordings ⓘ session work on pop recordings ⓘ
language	English ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
memberOf	Weather Report ⓘ
name	Alex Acuña ⓘ
nationality	Peruvian-American ⓘ
notableFor	Peruvian and Afro-Latin rhythmic influences in jazz fusion ⓘ
notableWork	membership in Weather Report ⓘ
occupation	composer ⓘ drummer ⓘ music educator ⓘ percussionist ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Pativilca, Peru ⓘ
residence	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
workLocation	Los Angeles, California ⓘ linked to: Los Angeles, California, United States of America