Born in Madrid to Argentinean parents, Rafa started his musical career in New York in the early 80's playing at some of the famous Greenwich Village clubs such as 'The Bitter End' and 'Folk City', cradle of many singer-songwriters of the 60's and 70's. In 1988 he moved to London and settled there for the next nine years.


Whilst in the UK he released his first album 'A Petrified Forest' (Conspiracy Records 1990) after playing regularly on London's thriving acoustic scene. The album got very favourable reviews, including one by the prestigious music magazine NME which landed him support gigs to artists such as Tori Amos, Melissa Etheridge or John Martyn. In 1994, he released his second album 'Despite Myself' on Mauve Records, the label of renowned British producer Mike Howlett, and in 1996 the third, 'Raging Clowns' (i records). Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.