

Cuban Pianist & Educator
Learn Cuban Music & Piano on my YouTube Channels
English
Spanish
You feel the pulsing beat, delivered with powerful sonic exclamation marks, and you think
“Wow, this is some big music. It’s almost arena jazz.”
-The Vinyl Anachronist
"...participating in huge musical traditions,
but doing so in ways that sound new and engaging."
-Dodie Miller-Gould, Lemonwire
From the Caribbean island of Cuba...
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Raul E Blanco combines different styles of jazz, pop, classical, rock, and world music in a groovy, easy-listening, yet thoughtful way that inspires and impresses anyone who listens.
Raul delivers so much passion and elegance on each piece, his fans describe it as "music that opens your horizons and makes you feel calm, peaceful and excited, all at once." You can listen to him and get introspective, contemplative, happy, or energetic, but you always feel "better afterwards."
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His music is conducive to many moods.
His compositions are evocative like there's always a story behind. You can hear love, fantasy, romance, spiciness, nostalgia, mystery and heroic themes.
His Cuban roots add power and flavor to his style.
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Raul's music has a universal touch that connects with any kind of audience. This is what makes his live shows so engaging and attractive for the listener.
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Raul was so knowledgeable that he could just sit down and be able to do anything he wanted.
Every song has something highly memorable about it.
The music he wrote was so intense and powerful, I can feel the passion behind it and fall in love instantly