Alex Acuña
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alex Acuña canonical | 2 |
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]
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A.
Teo Escamilla
Teo Escamilla was a Spanish cinematographer known for his visually expressive work on notable films of the 1970s and 1980s.
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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.
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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.
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D.
Luis Díaz
Luis Díaz is a songwriter best known for co-writing the global hit single "Hips Don’t Lie."
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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.
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A.
Teo Escamilla
Teo Escamilla was a Spanish cinematographer known for his visually expressive work on notable films of the 1970s and 1980s.
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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.
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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.
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D.
Luis Díaz
Luis Díaz is a songwriter best known for co-writing the global hit single "Hips Don’t Lie."
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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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Alex Acuña and the Unknowns
NERFINISHED
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Koinonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Weather Report NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Alejandro Neciosup Acuña NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Peru
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Alex Acuña NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| workLocation | Los Angeles, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alex Acuña Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (2)
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