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East L.A. Taiko

About Me


Traditional taiko drums bring forth Afro-Cuban and Japanese rhythms with a swing.
This creation is Co-led by Alfredo Ortiz (Drums/Timbales, Taiko) and Taiko drummer Maceo Hernandez ( the "Demon Drummer of East LA" ).
Backed up by the talented, Walter Miranda (keys), Louis Perez III (guitar), Cava (Vocals, Taiko) and last but not least, Billy Harrigan (bass).
Thier particular blend of urban, latin, and asian music will redefine what you think about world music.

East LA Taiko has performed at/with:
Ozomatli
Los Lobos
Quetzal
Japanese American Theater
The Mark Tapper Fourm's production of "Blade to the Heat"
UCLA
Santa Monica Summer Festival
California Youth Theater
Olvera Street
Japanese American Museum
London(England)
Movie "Batman Forever"
DaDa Fashion show in downtown Los Angeles
San Diego

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 24/01/2007
Band Website: eastlataiko.com
Band Members:EAST LA TAIKO

MACEO HERNANDEZ

ALFREDO ORTIZ

CAVA

LOUIS PEREZ III

WALTER MIRANDA

BILLY HARRIGAN

Sounds Like:
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Louis, Billy, Alfredo - Red Exiles

Red Exiles are: Alfredo Ortiz (drums, vocals) Louis Perez III (guitar, vocals) Billy Harrigan (bass,vocals) Carlos Guzman (guitar, vocals).http://www.myspace.com/redexiles redexiles.com
Posted by on Sun, 04 Feb 2007 01:43:00 GMT

Cava's Bio

Claudia's BioClaudia is a Los Angeles native, raised in East L.A. She became familiar with the streets of Whittier, Lorena, Olympic and Soto St. Her parents from Guadalajara, Jalisco, exposed her to t...
Posted by on Fri, 02 Feb 2007 01:26:00 GMT

ELATaiko accompanies TCLA in a recording of a new John Woo video game.

Maceo and Alfredo joined TCLA members Rev. Tom Kurai, Amy and Gary in a recording session of a new video game coming out on Midway Games called, "John Woo Presents Stranglehold". Chow Yun Fat plays th...
Posted by on Fri, 02 Feb 2007 01:11:00 GMT

Alfredo and the Beastie Boys

Alfredo will be going back on tour this year with the Beastie Boys, in support of a new album to be released in mid-2007. The new album is an instrumental project and features Alfredo's first time on...
Posted by on Fri, 02 Feb 2007 01:02:00 GMT

Maceo's Taiko class at Sozenji Temple

Maceo's Taiko class at Sozenji TempleEvery Tuesday: 7:30pm - 9:00pm Montebello Sozenji Buddhist Temple3020 West Beverly Blvd.Montebello, CA 90640-2215Tel: 323.724.6866Fax: 626.307-3839http://www.soz...
Posted by on Thu, 25 Jan 2007 03:45:00 GMT

"Taiko en Español" Article in the L.A. Weekly

A wonderful article written about Maceo and his journey. A couple of quotes thrown in by co-leader Alfredo Ortiz.Please copy and paste the link below in your browser.Enjoy.http://www.laweekly.com/musi...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 23:04:00 GMT