Rafael Navarro Cabo
Rafa Navarro, a professional musician and Professor of Music and Percussion. Nowadays he is working at the Conservatory of Music & Dance in Spain (Valencia) as a creative musician, composer and a teacher of percussion as applied to dance.
A world music specialist, ethnic rhythms, far cultures and at the same time with exquisite technical and pedagogical skills. He is often invited to teach at important music festivals all around the world, TEDx, CEFIRE, as well as serving as visiting professor at conservatories such as Valencia, Alicante, Mallorca, Musikene (Spain), Ghent (Belgium), Turin (Italy), Portimão (Portugal), combined with a substantial artistic life performing a wide range of musical styles throughout Europe and in other countries such as Mexico, USA, Brazil, Senegal, Bali, China, etc.
A relentless musician with a great passion for live performances, he surprises us with the ability to instantly compose with the elements present, including of course the audience. Recently he won first prize in an innovation music contest in Sicily (Italy).
As a composer and passionate about creation, his new projects never cease, merging arts such as sheet music, audiovisual projects, dance and painting. He also has his own compositions for marimba, vibraphone, piano, percussion ensemble and various musical groups. In addition, he has his own music albums. He is currently the director of the GUOYOUTX project in China, where he manages two educational platforms with thousands of followers and students. Furthermore, he has a YouTube channel with several videos, tutorials, live music and so on, with close to 30,000 followers and more than 20,000 daily visits.
Energetic, dynamic, dedicated with special sensitivity and musical ear, we are facing one of the most eclectic percussionists on the current scene.
