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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for quite sometime, he had a collection of unpublished songs, and was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 9 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 150 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, November 11th of 2006 .
Enrique Infante – (music director, lead vocalist)
Member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) since 2007
Enrique Infante was born in Lima Perú in April 23rd 1972. He is a singer and songwriter and also plays guitar, drums, percussion and bass guitar. He co-wrote the music for a Children's theater Play "The Tree of the lost Orchard" on 1995 and a year later he went in a tour to Europe with Los Mojarras; a famous Peruvian fusion band that recorded the soundtrack for a movie "Anda corre y vuela" ("Go, Run, Fly") that won a first prize for a Third World Countries Film Festival in 1996 in Germany. On 1997 and part of 1998 he played guitar for a folk-Andean-fusion band named Pukakuntur ("Red Condor" in the native Inca language, Quechua) He moved to Columbus, Ohio by the end of the same year.
In 2004, he formed his new project Dejavu, a Latin Fusion Rhythms band which whom recorded his first album "Abriendo Caminos" (“Opening Paths”) in 2006 in Lima Perú. That CD was released at the Columbus Music Hall on November 11th of the same year. 2007 and 2008 were years to promote his music with several concerts in and out of USA and also, paying tribute to many Latin-American artists. In 2009 he recorded his first Live Album at Old fields on High. Currently he is writing and recording new material for the second Dejavu studio album while he is still playing at many venues, festivals and private events in the Midwest with his band. His new studio album will be released on the summer of 2010.
Kimberly Hollingsworth – (vocalist, arranger)
Was born in Ciudad Ojeda, Zulia, Venezuela on November 16, 1982. Her parents were both musicians and pushed for all her sibling as well as her to be very involved in music. Since ayoung age she began singing in her parent’s church for special occasions. She tried learning several instruments but singing was always the one that she did best and so continued singing. She has been singing lead vocals as well as background vocals through different Christian ministries in different states in the US including Texas, Oklahoma, New York, New Jersey, Ohio and others. She has also toured around Argentina, Chile, Venezuela, and Uruguay ministering through music and teaching. She is presently a background vocalist for DeJavu Latin Fusion a band based in Columbus, Ohio. She brings her Venezuelan musical influence to the band.
Scott Gold - (bass, arranger, composer)
Son of musician parents; Mike Gold and Nancy Van.
Born in New York city on 1966. Start playing bass at age 11. Became 1st call bass player
In Miami Florida at age 24. He performed with many artists some of which include; Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. Dean martin, Red Buttons, Tony Martin, Hal Linden, The Fifth Dimension, July Budd, Rita Moreno, among others.
Currently resides in Columbus, Ohio where he is a regular member of local bands as well as
Touring nationally with Grammy nominated smooth jazz artist David Wells.
VENUES, ENTERTAIMENT COMPANIES AND FESTIVALS PARTICIPATION
Adobe Gilas Restaurant and Bar, Columbus Ohio
African Village Arts Festival, Columbus Ohio
Aladdin Shrine’s Complex “Fiesta Latina” Columbus Ohio
Amethyst Inc. Columbus Ohio
Barry Miller Music Productions, Cincinnati, Ohio
Bernie’s “Battle of the bands” Columbus Ohio
Bohemio’s Mexican Restaurant Columbus Ohio
Bar of Modern Art BOMA, Columbus Ohio
Brew Stirs French Quarter Columbus Ohio
Capital University Columbus Ohio
Chase Bank, Columbus Ohio
Children’s Hospital, Columbus Ohio
COSI Center of Science and Industry Columbus Ohio
Cincinnati International Festival Cincinnati Ohio
Cincinnati Latino Festival “Cincylatino” Cincinnati Ohio
Class Acts Inc. Columbus Ohio
Club Petro Perú, Monterrico Lima Perú
Columbus Arts Festival Columbus Ohio
Columbus Bilingual Academy, Columbus Ohio
Columbus Children’s Choir Columbus Ohio
Columbus Community Festival (COMFEST) Columbus Ohio
Columbus Council Arts Festival Columbus Ohio
Columbus Dispatch, Columbus Ohio
Columbus International Festival Columbus Ohio
Columbus Marathon Columbus Ohio
Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus Ohio
Columbus Music Hall Columbus Ohio
Columbus Palace Theatre “Save Awards for Nonviolence” Columbus Ohio
Columbus State Community College Ohio
Cooper Stadium Children’s Day Festival Columbus Ohio
Creekside Festival, Gahanna Ohio
Culture Festival Columbus Ohio
Dayton Latino Heritage Festival, Dayton Ohio
Defense Supply Center Columbus DSCC, Ohio
Dublin Arts Council, Dublin Ohio
El Coyote bar Columbus Ohio
Emergenza International battle of the bands Festival New York
Farewell Summer Lorain Ohio
Festival Latino de Columbus Ohio
Festival Latino de Dayton Ohio
Festival Latino de Toledo Ohio
Festival Latino Elyria Cleveland Ohio
First Night Columbus Ohio
Fifth Third Bank, Columbus Ohio
Fronteras de la Noticia, Columbus Ohio
García’s Restaurant Columbus Ohio
High Beck Bar Columbus Ohio
High Five Bar, Columbus Ohio
Hilton Hotel Columbus Ohio
Huntington National Bank, Columbus Ohio
Impacto Latino Newspaper Columbus Ohio
I-X Amusement Park, Cleveland Ohio
Iglesia Católica San Esteban Mártir, Columbus Ohio
Indiana University Bloomington Indiana
Jazz Zone de Miraflores, Lima Perú
J Lindsay’s Bar, Columbus Ohio
JC Entertainment Columbus
Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Center, Cleveland Ohio
Kerns Café Columbus Ohio
La Posada del Angel, Barranco Lima Perú
Latino Empowerment Outreach Network LEON, Columbus Ohio
La Voz Hispana Newspaper Columbus Ohio
Lincoln Theater, Columbus Ohio
Little Brothers, Columbus Ohio
Long Street night Clubs Columbus Ohio
Lorain Community Collage Lorain Ohio
LULAC League of United Latin American Citizens
Martini Park Restaurant, Easton, Columbus Ohio
Mid Ohio Valley Multicultural Festival Parkersburg West Virginia
Midwest Latino Cincinnati Ohio
Mundo Hispano TV, Columbus Ohio
Music in the Air, Columbus Ohio
Mykonos Restaurant, Gahanna Ohio
North Conference Hotel, Powell Ohio
Ohio Commission on Hispanic/Latino Affairs OCHLA, Columbus Ohio
Ohio Dominican University, Columbus Ohio
Ohio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Columbus Ohio
Ohio Hispanic Coalition Columbus Ohio
Ohio Historical Center Columbus Ohio
Ohio Reformatory for Women Marysville Ohio
Ohio State Fair, Columbus Ohio
Ohio State University, Student Union – Latin Association, Columbus Ohio
Oldfields on High Columbus Ohio
Pacchia Bar & Restaurant, Dayton Ohio
Pub Mochileros, Barranco Lima Perú
Peruanos en Ohio Columbus Ohio
Peruanos Unidos Inc. Columbus Ohio
Pinque Bar, Columbus Ohio
Promo One Inc. Columbus Ohio
Puerto Rican & Caribbean Association Dayton Ohio
Red Zone Night Club “Battle of the Bands” Columbus Ohio
Restaurante Casa Patrón
Ritmo Productions Columbus Ohio
Riviera Country Club, Dublin Ohio
Ruby Tuesday Columbus Ohio
Rumba Café Columbus Ohio
Spain Restaurant “Salsa Party” Columbus Ohio
Springfield Arts Multicultural festival Springfield Ohio
Su Casa Latino Festival Cincinnati Ohio
Taboo Lounge, Columbus Ohio
The Coliseum Columbus Ohio
The Dell Café Columbus Ohio
Verne Riffe Center, Columbus Ohio
Veteran’s Memorial Columbus Ohio
Viva Zapata Restaurant, Columbus Ohio
Voodoo Lounge Columbus Ohio
Walkathon Columbus Ohio
West High School, Columbus Ohio
Westland Mall, Columbus Ohio
Westin Hotel Columbus Ohio
White Red and Boom Columbus Ohio
WNCI 97.9FM Radio Columbus Ohio
WVKC 103.1 La X Radio Columbus Ohio
WXOL 1550AM Radio Sol Columbus Ohio
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