Rafael Lopez Prieto :: Director & Piano
Holguin, Cuba
Rafael is a guitarist, keyboardist, arranger, and composer. He started his formal musical education with classical guitar at a very young age. "Rafa" attended different music institutions throughout his life, such as the Raul Gomez Garcia Vocational School of Arts (Holguin), the Jose Maria Ochoa Professional School of Music (Holguin), and The Higher Institute of Arts of Havana at Camaguey. After graduating, he imparted classical guitar for three years at the Raul Gomez Garcia Vocational School of Arts in the city of Holguin.
Rafael has been an active performer for about ten years. During this time, he has been part of innumerable projects, of both classical and popular music; S.O.S, Abstracto, Duo Puertas, Duo Montuno and Timba Son, to name a few. You can check out some of his work by visiting www.reverbnation.com/raflop
Holguin, Cuba
Rafael is a guitarist, keyboardist, arranger, and composer. He started his formal musical education with classical guitar at a very young age. "Rafa" attended different music institutions throughout his life, such as the Raul Gomez Garcia Vocational School of Arts (Holguin), the Jose Maria Ochoa Professional School of Music (Holguin), and The Higher Institute of Arts of Havana at Camaguey. After graduating, he imparted classical guitar for three years at the Raul Gomez Garcia Vocational School of Arts in the city of Holguin.
Rafael has been an active performer for about ten years. During this time, he has been part of innumerable projects, of both classical and popular music; S.O.S, Abstracto, Duo Puertas, Duo Montuno and Timba Son, to name a few. You can check out some of his work by visiting www.reverbnation.com/raflop
Yoan Paumier:: Trumpet
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Yoan starts playing the trumpet at age 10, attending the local school of arts in his native Guantanamo Bay. He moves on to study classical and popular Cuban music at the Jose Maria Ochoa Conservatory at Holguin.
After graduating, Yoan is drafted into the Cuban military, where he serves for five years.
Upon his return, he starts performing with different popular bands in Guantanamo, like Xiomara Mendez y su Son Star and Sabor y Ritmo.
His story brings him to Louisville, where he performs with local bands TimbaSon and now Cosa Seria. Yoan's authentic and powerful sound is an essential ingredient in the band's unique mix.
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Yoan starts playing the trumpet at age 10, attending the local school of arts in his native Guantanamo Bay. He moves on to study classical and popular Cuban music at the Jose Maria Ochoa Conservatory at Holguin.
After graduating, Yoan is drafted into the Cuban military, where he serves for five years.
Upon his return, he starts performing with different popular bands in Guantanamo, like Xiomara Mendez y su Son Star and Sabor y Ritmo.
His story brings him to Louisville, where he performs with local bands TimbaSon and now Cosa Seria. Yoan's authentic and powerful sound is an essential ingredient in the band's unique mix.
