18 Facts About Raphael Rabello

Rafael Baptista Rabello was a virtuoso Brazilian guitarist and composer.

Raphael Rabello was born in Petropolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Raphael Rabello was the youngest child of his family, which included many musicians.

Raphael Rabello's sister Luciana was a well-known cavaquinho player and his other sister, Amelia, became a singer.

Raphael Rabello's first guitar teacher was an older brother, Ruy Fabiano, when Raphael Rabello was seven years old.

However, the biggest influence on Raphael Rabello starting his music studies was his grandfather, Jose de Queiroz Baptista, who was a choro guitar player.

Raphael Rabello studied music theory with Maria Alice Salles, who taught his brothers and sisters.

Raphael Rabello's first recording as a sideman was at age 14 on a recording of choro music by classical guitarist Turibio Santos.

Three years later, Raphael Rabello recorded a tribute album to Gnattali.

Between 1980 and 1981, Raphael Rabello became a studio musician and started recording with many singers and instrumentalists.

Raphael Rabello was considered by many to be one of the finest guitarists of his generation.

Raphael Rabello played in many different styles, but specialized in choro.

Raphael Rabello participated on about 600 albums, recording in Brazil and abroad.

Raphael Rabello participated in concerts and recordings with a number of well-known Brazilian musicians, such as Tom Jobim, Ney Matogrosso, Jaques Morelenbaum and Paulo Moura, as well as international players, such as Paco de Lucia.

Raphael Rabello performed shows in Italy, Switzerland, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Portugal, France, Canada and the United States.

In 1989, Raphael Rabello was involved in a serious car accident and suffered multiple fractures in his right arm.

Raphael Rabello has had two full-length CDs released posthumously and a choro school was named after him.

Raphael Rabello was one of the arrangers, is credited as producer, played a lot of the guitar and even sang on one of the tracks.