Raúl Paz
Music is my freedom

Raúl's peace (Paz) is not only in his last name; but the self-assurance and serenity evident in his dialogues show him to be a self-confident and determined person.

Who is this singer who writes for himself and still has time to dedicate his work to singers like Spanish Rosario Flores, Argentinean Diego Torres and Puerto Rican Marc Anthony?

Raul Paz is from Cuba. More precisely from Vueltabajo, the land of tobacco in westernmost Pinar del Río Province. By a fluke he won a scholarship to study for a Masters in musicology at the Paris Conservatory and knew how to take advantage of it. While in Paris he took a chance playing in different restaurants, guitar in hand. He formed his first band, Cachimbo, and played at the Club Pigalle where he made the acquaintance of late music producer Ralph Mercado, who introduced him to the select New York music world.