Born in Germany raised in the carribean i have had a broad view of the world, and musical influences, all this i try integrate into my music. My music is a blend of acoustic and electric guitar pop and rock, with broad influences including metal, jazz, latin, rock, pop. I tend to not stay in one particular genre and that is why its difficult to describe my style, and therefor i suggest to just have a listen, hope you enjoy it!!

Raphael Monsanto

this is me

I was born in Germany in 1976 and at a very early age i moved with my family to curacao a small island in the carribean. There i found my love for my music when i got into my early teens, and started playing guitar at the age of 13 main reason was my growing love for bands like guns and roses and megadeth. When i moved to holland at the age of 16 i starting playing electric guitar, after taking a few lessons i continued on my own started writing songs and had my first band. We played mainly metal. After several encounters with other styles of music including a three year boyband experience i started concentrating on my songwriting more and more. Being frustrated with the dutch music business i moved to germany at the end of 2004 where i continued work with my manager Robert de Winter. I got a band together in late 2005 called los rubiosos with wich i have played all over germany. My current recordings are being looked over by EMI germany.