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A band based in the city of Columbus, Ohio. When “Kique” (Enrique Infante) decided to start a new band, after not playing for quite sometime, he had a collection of unpublished songs, and was determined to make them known.
Infante met Tino (Walthiño Casanova) in July of 2003, and they decided to build a band, showed him the songs, and both agreed then on continuing with the search for musicians. They put an ad in the newspaper and people started calling. After some unsuccessful auditions, and after Enrique talked to some other people, he met another musician, Victor Zancudo . February of 2004 is the month in which the band get together for a first time with musicians from Perú, Venezuela, Colombia and United States.
Initially DEJAVU was a three pieces band. Now there are 7 permanent members and depending on the event the band invite other qualified musicians. DEJAVU first public appearance was at the Columbus Palace Theater before an audience of more than one thousand people. Little by little, the band has been working hard to get a own style that now its very characteristic. A mix of Latin American rhythms like salsa, festejo and joropo with others like pop, rock and funk.
DEJAVU Latin fusion rhythms has been playing around in more than 100 different venues like outdoor festivals, workshops, bars, night clubs, radio stations, television programs, cultural events and private parties in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and West Virginia states. In February of 2006 they decided to go to visit Perú and at the same time record what it would be their first album ABRIENDO CAMINOS (Opening Paths). The process lasted three long months. Besides some DEJAVU members, other musicians from the Inca country, has participated in the recording. The album was mastered in New York City.
After receiving one thousand copies, the band started organizing the CD release party For the Press and the public. The event took a place at the Columbus Music Hall on Saturday 11th of 2006.
With a very bussy agenda inside and outside the State of Ohio; the band is now focused in promoting their music and their name. In addition they are currently recording new material to be compiling and selecting the songs of their second album that would be ready by the end of 2008.
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