Rafael Cepeda

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cepeda and the second or maternal family name is Atiles.
Rafael Cepeda Atiles
Patriarch of the Cepeda family
Background information
Born(1910-07-10)July 10, 1910
San Juan, Puerto Rico
DiedJuly 21, 1996(1996-07-21) (aged 86)
Carolina, Puerto Rico
GenresPuerto Rican-African folk music
OccupationsComposer, musician
InstrumentsCongas, tambourine, maracas
Years active1940–1996

Rafael Cepeda Atiles (July 10, 1910 – July 21, 1996), recognized as "The Patriarch of the Bomba and Plena", was the patriarch of the Cepeda family, known internationally as ambassadors of Afro-Puerto Rican folk music.

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