CANCIN

by Carlos Rafael Rivera

"Cancin" was composed as a gift of thanks to Tom Shadyac. There are no borrowed folk melodies or
rhythmic patterns. It is one of those pieces that seem to have already been written, and I fortunately
happened to stumble upon.
-Carlos Rafael Rivera

ABOUT THE COMPOSER

Los Angeles based musician Carlos Rafael Rivera was born in Washington, DC, and grew up in Guatemala,
Costa Rica, Panama, and Miami.

Being of Cuban/Guatemalan descent, his work as composer is an amalgamation of his passion for
cross-cultural folklore and music. From the Tibetan Buddhist chants of his choral work "Motet for Twelve
Singers," through his orchestral setting of the Mayan myths of the Popol-Vuh, Carlos' compositions have
been recorded by Chanticleer for Warner Classics, the LA Guitar Quartet for Sony Classical, and Denis
Azabagic for Naxos. Performers of his work include some of the world's brightest young stars, such as
percussionist Colin Currie, the Cavatina Duo, the Aquarelle Guitar Quartet, and guitarist Masahiro Masuda.
His music is published by Mel Bay and Doberman-Yppan, and awarded by the American Composers Orchestra,
BMI, the Guitar Foundation of America, and twice by ASCAP.

CONTACT INFORMATION

http://www.riveramusic.net
mail@riveramusic.net
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