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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...

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,...

Rafael Méndez (March 26, 1906 - September 15, 1981) was a popular Mexican virtuoso solo trumpeter. Méndez was born in Michoacan, Mexico. As a young child, Méndez was the cornetist for Pancho Villa. His most famous recording, "Moto Perpetuo," was written in the eighteenth century by Paganini for violin and features Mendez double tonguing continuously for over 4 minutes while circular breathing to give the illusion that he is not taking a natural breath while playing. From 1950 to 1975, Méndez was a full time soloist, performing as many as 125 concerts per year. He was also very active as...