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Rafael Comino
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'historia de un amor' - performed by Rafael
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My heart will go on (theme from the titanic)
About Rafael
Reliable Events & Wedding Pianist & Keyboardist. Songlist for all Ages & Tastes.Pop,Jazz,Classical,Latin,Oldies.Own Piano & Affordable Rates
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Cheshire, UK
Public liability insurance of £10 million
Rafael
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Rafael's Reviews
From Encore customers:
CW
Clifford W
4 months ago
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2 months ago
KR
Kate R
1 year ago
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1 year ago
SR
Sophy R
3 years ago
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2 years ago
MG
Mark G
5 years ago
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2 years ago
From other customers:
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Lucy W
1 month ago, for a Wedding in Beaumaris Rd
SH
Sara H
2 months ago, for a Wedding in Llithfaen
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5 gigs
Experienced: 5 bookings through Encore
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Rafael's Song list
POP /ROCK/BALLADS:
A Thousand Years (Christina Perry)
All of me - John Legend
When September Ends ( Green Day)
I wanna Marry You ( Bruno Mars)
Just the way you are ( Bruno Mars)
This is Me from 'The Greatest Showman'
Never enough from 'The Greatest Showman'
Wings ( Birdy )
The Scientist (Cold Play)
Somewhere Only we Know (Keane)
Every Breath you Take (Police)
Chains ( Nick Jonas)
Chasing Cars ( Snow Patrol)
Against all odds ( Phil Collins)
Your song( Elton John)
Song for Guy (Elton John)
The One ( Elton John)
Can you feel the love tonight( Elton John)
Cindy Lauper ( True Colours)
Hello (Lionel Richie)
You are the Sunshine of my life (Stevie Wonder)
Billy Joel( I love you just the way you are)
Endless Love (Lionel Richie)
Jealous Guy (Brian Ferry)
Living on a prayer ( Bon Jovi)
No woman no cry (Bob Marley)
La vie en Rose (Edith Piaf)
Road to nowhere( Talking Heads)
Love me Tender (Elvis)
I never can say good bye (Gloria Gaynor)
Saving all my love for you(Whitney Houston )
Isn't she lovely (Stevie Wonder)
I am Sailing (Rod Stewart)
Begin Again (Taylor Swift)
OLDIES:
Please Release me (Elvis)
Are you lonesome tonight, (Elvis)
Only You (The Platters)
Can’t help falling in love (Elvis)
Nothing is gonna change my love for you (George Benson)
Killing me softly with his song (Charles Fox and N Gimbel)
Yesterday (Beatles)
Michelle (Beatles)
Penny Lane (Beatles)
Here There and Everywhere (Beatles)
Imagine (John Lennon)
Let it be (Beatles)
Get Back (Beatles)
All My Loving (Beatles)
Nights in White Satin (The Moody Blues)
Delilah (Tom Jones)
Close To you (The Carpenters)
Can't Take my Eyes out of you (Frankie Valli)
Waterloo (Abba)
Dream (Everly Brothers)
Unchained Melody (Alex North)
The Great Pretender ( The Platters)
CLASSICAL MELODIES:
Rondo alla Turca (W.A.Mozart)
Danza Hungara n 5 Brahms
Waltz Emperor (Strauss)
Blue Danube (Strauss)
Princess (R Dufas)
Swan Lake Ballet (Tchaikovsky's)
Wedding March (Wagner)
Wedding March (Mendelsson)
Ave Maria (Shubert)
Aranjuez (Rodrigo)
Canon (Pachabel)
Rhapsody in Blue( Gershwin)
Claire de Lune (Debussy)
MOVIES/ MUSICALS:
Music of the Night (A Lloyd Webber)
The Godfather (Larry Kusic -Nino Rota)
Over the Rainbow (Harold Arlen and E.Y.Harburg)
Smile (Charles Chaplin)
As time goes by (Herman Hupfeld)
Moon River (Johnny Mercer and Henry Mancini)
The shadows of your smile (Paul Webster and J. Mandel)
Cavatina (The Deer Hunter)
Blue Star (The Shadows)
Memory (A Lloyd Webber)
A Man and A Woman (Francis Lai)
Titanic (Celine Dion )
Charriots of Fire (Vangelis)
Don’t cry for me Argentina
The days of Wine and Roses (Mancini)
Pink Panther Theme (Mancini)
Lara's Theme (Maurice Jarre)
Love Story (Francis Lai)
Cabaret (John Kander)
Maria (West Side Story Berstain)
Arthur's Theme (Chistopher Cross)
The way you look tonight (Jerome Kern-Fred Astaire)
WELSH SONGS:
Anfonaf Angel
Suo Gan
Dafydd y Garreg Wen
Ar Hyd y Nos
Cwm Rhondda
Mae hen wlad fy nhadau
Calon lan
JAZZ :
My funny Valentine (Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart)
Unforgettable (Nat King Cole)
Georgia on my mind (Stuart Gorrell and Hoagy Carmichael)
Stormy Weather (Harold Arlen )
What a wonderful world (Louis Amstrong)
All the things you are (Jerome Kern)
Here is that rainy day (Heusen and Burke)
MIsty (Errol Garner)
Moonlight Serenade (Glenn Miller)
Summertime (George Gershwin )
Polka Dots and Moonbeams (Jimmy Van Heusen )
SWING:
Blue Moon (Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart )
Hello Dolly (Jerry Herman )
Fly me to the moon (Bart Howard - F Sinatra)
Don't get around much anymore (Duke Ellington)
All of me (Gerald Marks and Seymour Simons )
Satin Doll (Duke Ellington)
Mack the knife (Louis Armstrong song)
Just Friends (John Klener and Sam Lewis)
Autumn Leaves (Joseph Kosma and Johnny Mercer)
A foggy day (George Gershwin)
Night and Day (Cole Porter)
Petite Fleur ( Sidney Bechet )
Take the A Train (Billy Strayhorn - Ellington)
In the Mood (Glenn Miller)
JAZZ UP TEMPO:
A night in Tunisia ( Dizzy Gilliespie)
Caravane (J Tizol- D Ellington)
Four(Miles Davis)
On green dolphin street (Kaper and Washington)
BOSSA:
The Girl from Ipanema (Tom Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes)
Black Orpheus (Luiz Bonfá )
Quiet nights of quiet Stars (Tom Jobim)
How insensitive (Tom Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes)
Wave (Tom Jobim)
Blue Bossa (Kenny Dorham)
Desafinado (Tom Jobim)
Once I Loved (Tom Jobim)
One Note Samba (Tom Jobim)
SAMBA:
Barquinho (Roberto Menescal e Ronaldo Bôscoli )
Brasil (Ary Barroso )
Samba de Orfeo (Luiz Bonfá )
Tico Tico (Zequinha de Abreu )
Cha Cha
Sway with me (Pablo Bertran)
Morning (Jorge Dalto)
Quizas Quizas (Osvaldo Farres)
Oye como va (Carlos Santana)
BOLEROS:
Historia de un amor (Luis Miguel Song)
Bésame mucho (Consuelo Velásquez)
Sabor a mí (Álvaro Carrillo)
Amapola (LaCalle and Gamse)
Maria Elena (Lorenzo Barcelata)
Perfidia (Alberto Dominguez-Nat King Cole)
El Reloj (Roberto Cantoral)
Spanish Eyes y( Bert Kaempfert )
La Paloma
Solamente una vez (Agustin Lara)
Aquellos Ojos Verdes (Adolfo Utrera)
INTERNATIONAL:
Strangers in the night (Bert Kaempfert- Sinatra )
My Way (Paul Anka)
Feelings (Louis Gaste)
La vie en rose (Edith Piaf )
Snow Waltz (Thomas Koschat)
Granada (Agustin Lara)
Aba Naguilah (Traditional Jewish)
Guantanamera (Traditional Cuban)
Manisero (Traditional Cuban)
Begin the Beguine (Cole Porter)
The Entertainer (Scott Joplin)
London Derry Air-Danny Boy (Traditional Irish)
O Sole Mio (Traditional Italian)
Arrivederci Roma (Traditional Italian)
El Choclo- Tango
Caminito - Tango
Sirena (RPC)
Auld Lang Syne( Traditional Scottish)
Alma Corazon y Vida peruvian Waltz
Fascination Waltz
Que sera Sera (Jay Livingston)
Those were the days (Gene Raskin)
Never on Sunday (Hadjidakis)
Lambada (Wilkins Vélez )
Rose Munde (Traditional German)
Bavarian Polka (Traditional German)
Lili Marlene (Norbert Schultze)
El Gato Montes (Manuel Penella)
EViva Espana (Leo Caerts)
Green Sleeves (Traditional English)
El Condor Pasa (Traditional peruvian)
COUNTRY:
The Yellow Rose of Texas (J K)
Country Road (John Denver)
9 to 5 (Dolly Parton)
Oh Susana (Stephen Foster)
BLUES:
Beba Polula (Gene Vincent )
C Jam Blues (Duke Ellington)
Johnny Blues (RPC)
Sweet Home Chicago ( Bluers Brothers)
Chicken Shack
Rafael's Prices
Last updated: 2024
Note: prices may vary based on travel distance. For an exact quote, click “Check availability”.
Standard Prices
Performance duration | Price | |
Short performance (up to 15 min) | £125 | |
Up to 1 hour | £220 | |
Up to 2 hours | £250 | |
Up to 3 hours | £325 |
Customer questions
What do your clients love most about your performances?
My extensive repertoire and that I don't bring music books and sheet music.
I smartly dressed and ontime.
Which venues have you performed at in the past?
5 star hotels, Cruise Ships, Palace, and I've performed for Royalties and Celebrities
What if my timings change after I've booked you?
I always try my best to be flexible and fit in with the clients timetable. You can contact me with your queries and , together will discuss what best suits you .
Can you provide an iPod/DJ service before and between your sets?
I can provide background music in my breaks
How much time do you need to set up?
Usually between 20-30 mins. It all depends if there is a piano at the venue, the exact location and the parking facilities.
If I have a piano at my venue, are you happy to perform on that?
Yes... Grand piano,baby grand, or upright piano.
as long as the piano is tuned!
Can I pick the songs you play from the set list?
I have an extensive repertoire covering a lot of styles-and Im happy for the client to choose a particular style for the occasion. I always try my best to learn a song or 2 (eg for the first dance or ceremony) if I don't already know it.
Are you able to bring your own piano or keyboard?
Yes, of course. I have an electronic, portable piano to play acoustically which I can transport to the venue. I also have a guitar and accordion for my Mariachi show.
Can you learn song requests before the event?
Usually yes, depends how much notice has been given to me. I have an extensive songlist, however Im happy to discuss any special songs you would like performed on the day, that is not on my list.
Musicianship
Genres:
Jazz, Traditional church music, Christmas, Classical, Musical theatre, Film / TV music, Contemporary classical, Ambient, 1940s era music, 1950s era music, 1960s era music, 1970s era music, 1990s era music, 1920s era music, 1930s era music, Blues, Cabaret, Dixieland, Modern jazz, Latin jazz, Jazz fusion, Ragtime, Swing, Easy listening, Originals, Pop, Acoustic, Covers, Motown, Vintage, Tribute, Top 40, Rock 'n' Roll, Bossa nova, Brazilian music, Cuban music, Cumbia, Flamenco, Latin, Italian music, Mariachi, Merengue, Salsa, Spanish music, Classical crossover, Light music, R&B, Ambient pop, Pop rock, World music, Argentinian
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Event types:
Wedding, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Recording session, Cruise, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve
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Other skills:
Composer, Instrumental teaching, Accompanist, Musical comedy, Community music worker
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