Bio

English version--------- Akasha (name comes from ancient celt - meaning the source of energy that keeps beings alive) band was born in the year 2000 by guitarrist Emmanuel Sotela and ex-singer singer Leonardo Barboza,and has had a long and positive evolution throughout the years, exploring from alternativerock, to grunge, metal and progresive styles to the current style, which is our definite sound, that lingers from Alternative Nu Metal, to Hard Rock. The first oficial lineup was in 2002 with Emmanuel Sotela - Guitars Roberto Artavia - Guitars Leonardo Barboza - Vocals Alonso Calvo - Bass Alonso Zayas-Bazan - Drums It was during this lineup that the band recorded its first independant EP (which the band only gave away to friends and fans and was never comercially released) which included 3 songs. It was after this that Akasha started playing better gigs, getting invited to big rock venues in the country and enjoyed some quality radio time with the 1st single out of the Ep,called ¨Palacio de Cristal¨ By mid 2004 Leo had left the band and in came Julio Najera to replace vocal duties on the band, and soon after bassist Alonso C. and drummer Alonso Z(now in the boston band Delta Waves) left the band to study music in USA. With this came new bass player/2nd singer Mauni V. into the band that provided a more modern sound and a second voice to the band, and soon after came Narayan B. with his kick ass drumming and finished giving Akasha the twist it had been yearning for!! the lineup is now complete and the way it always should have. 2006 was a very big year for the band, because they recorded their first full length independent album titled ¨Descriptar¨. It was recorded and produced by Jesse Alvarado (sonic response productions from LA) here in Costa Rica, Audio Arte studios, and was mixed by Jesse in Los Angeles in Sonic Response Productions, and mastered by Jesse in World Class Audio in LA. Akasha is currently promoting the album and their 1st single called ¨Cartas Marcadas¨ which is playing in tha main rock stations in the country,and their video for the song is also enjoying very good airplay in the music channels in the country. Currently the album is found on www.cdbaby.com and also in itunes and www.noisehead.com. Tha band is currently working on playing several shows abroad like the rock al parque festival in Colombia and Vive Latino festival in Mexico. The band is working hard in getting a distribution deal so they can distribute their album in latinamerica and the states, and also working on getting a maneger outside Costa Rica, hopefully in the states. Current Lineup Bob - Guitars Julio - Vocals Nara - Drums Mauni - Bass Emma - Guitars Spanish Version-------- Akasha (de celta antiguo - la fuente de energia que mantiene a los seres vivos), fundada en el año 2000, por el guitarrista Emmanuel Sotela y el ex vocal Leonardo Barboza, ha tenido un largo trayecto de evolución ya que el grupo es el resultado de muchas influencias musicales. Con el pasar del tiempo la banda se fué consolidando cada vez mas, hasta que en el año 2002 tuvo su primera alineación oficial la cual era Emmanuel (guitarra), Leo (voz), Alonso Z (bateria), Bob (guitarra) y Alonso C. (bajo). Durante este período se grabaron 3 canciones y Akasha tuvo participación en diversos conciertos importantes. En el año 2004, Leo deja la banda, y en su remplazo entra el cantante Julio Nájera, después, Alonso C y Alonso Z también dejan la banda. Después de pasar por varios músicos, entran a la banda el bajista Manuel Villalobos y el baterista Narayan Barrantes, para asi consolidar la alineación actual, con la cual se han realizado importantes conciertos y se han compuesto canciones nuevas con un sonido diferente y fresco. Finalmente en el 2006, Akasha graba su primer disco titulado Descriptar bajo la producción de Jesse Alvarado and Audio Arte CR, mezclado en Sonic Response Productions en Los Angeles y masterizado en World Class Audio también en Los Angeles. El disco ya se encuentra a la venta en las principales tiendas de música del paísy en itunes music y cdbaby.com.Se espera para este anio el disco este disponible tambien en otros paises y la banda vaya a promocionarlo a lugares como rocka al parque y el vive latino. Ahorita la banda esta trabajando en conseguir distribucion internacional asi como manejo internacional.