REY is Reynaldo Fontaine Mastrap (aka Cabeza), born March, 26 of 1966, in Puerto Padre, Las Tunas, Cuba. Rey grew up in "San Manuel" district, where he soon discovered is taste for music. Autodidact learner of latin percussion, bass guitar, contrabass guitar and Cuban tres.
With 14 years old, he started to learn percussion instruments with an Afro band, in San Manuel district. Rey's first public appearence as a musician was playing drums in a school band. Soon after that he felt attracted by melodic instruments, particularly bass guitar, contrabass, baby bass, guitar and Cuban tres.
1982-1984: played in "7R5", a band of cuban popular music.
1984: When he turned 18 he had to abandon the band and his home town to accomplish Cuban military service during three years.
1987-1990: After military service, with 21 years old, moved back to Puerto Padre. Here he studied in a Music School during one year, after which he received the "NÃvel Elemental". After this he continued to study music as an autodidact. Played in bands like "Ritmo Caliente", "Orquesta TÃpica Villa Son", "Conjunto Tradicional los crioyos" and others.
1990-1994: Started his professional career in a concert with "Copacabana Band", after an evaluation of the "Comision Provincial de Evaluaciones de Músicos Professionales". Worked with this band and with other national recognized projects.
1990-2004: Played bass, accompanying orchestras in great festivals.
1992: Played contrabass with a cuban country orchestra, during the "Jornada Cucalambiana en homenage a Juan Cristobal Napoles y Fajardo - El Cucalambe".
1994-1995: Played bass in the second oldest cuban orchestra, "Embajadores del ritmo" ; Played cuban tres in "TÃpico Oriental", a band of Cuban country folklore.
1995-2004: Was founding member of "Origen", a band of cuban tradicional music and internacional standards. Before 1998 this band played in different places of the country. After this year started to play in a tourist hotel, to an internacional public.
1996: Played bass with an orchestra of 200 musicians, in an homage concert of the 200 years of "Las Tunas" city.
2004: Entered the band "Fuerza Cubana" to a portuguese tour, during one year.
after 2005: stayed in Portugal, working with musicians of some nationalities, in diverse projects of differents musical styles.
Currently plays with "Classicos de La Salsa", a popular cuban music band and with other projects.