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Rafael Flores is from Andujar (Spain), and has recorded a number of albums since 1981, under his own name and also as Comando Bruno. Many collaboration works followed with like-minded musicians (Francisco Lpez, Zan Hoffman, Avant Dernires Penses, Seiei Jack Nakahara and Thomas Park, to name a few). His music was released all over the world by such labels as Discos Esplendor Geomtrico, Korm Plastics, Zero Cabal, Graf Haufen Tapes, BogArt, Tonspur Tapes etc. His whole work is milestone of experimental music and sound exploration, he produces audio/videoworks in a very much personal way too hard to define. Rafael Flores...
Ráfaga is one of the most important bands within the Argentine cumbia. Formed in 1994, they started playing in Argentine cumbia clubs and quickly gained popularity.
The band characterises by medieval outfits and jewelry, sometimes becoming close to an image that can be described like a Liberace style.
In 1997 and 1998 they participated in the Midem Latino de Musica in Miami, which gave them a certain international reputation, taking their music to other countries such as Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, and even to Spain at the end of 1999. In 2001 they went on a North American tour...
Rafael Riqueni is one of Spain's best guitarists in terms of the quality of his execution and the creativity of his compositions; these are qualities that he already displayed when he was only fifteen years old, and came away with the Ramón Montoya Prize in the Concurso Nacional (National Competition) in Córdoba.
Although his greatest achievements have been as a concert guitarist, Rafael Riqueni has never neglected his work as an accompanying guitarist, which is a fundamental stage in the training of a solo guitarist. Faithful to his convictions, he has played for several cantaores and bailaores, including Enrique Morente,...