Rebeca Mauleón has been at the forefront of Afro-Caribbean and World music for over twenty-five years. A prolific pianist, composer, arranger as well as author and educator, Mauleón has performed with luminaries in the Afro-Cuban, Pop and World music scenes, including Carlos Santana, Mickey Hart, Tito Puente, Steve Winwood, Israel Cachao López, Giovanni Hidalgo, Carlos Patato Valdez, Joe Henderson and others. Her performing and arranging credits include GRAMMY® winners and nominees Tito Puente (Goza Mi Timbal), Steve Windood (Junction Seven) and Carlos Patato Valdez (Ritmo y Candela). In the 90s she recorded and toured with Mickey Harts Planet Drum as the groups Musical Director, including appearances at Woodstock 99, the Conan O’Brien show, and the Regis and Kathy Lee Show.
As a producer, Mauleón’s solo releases Descarga en California (Universal/Pimienta), Latin Fire (Rumbeca) and Round Trip (Bembe) have garnered international critical acclaim, earning top-ten status on the Latin music industry charts. Her latest critically-acclaimed recording - Descarga en California - features some of Latin music’s legendary figures, including Armando Peraza, Orestes Vilató and Giovanni Hidalgo, and explodes with the passion and energy of the classic Cuban descarga. As the leader of her own ensemble, Rebeca has appeared at numerous renowned music festivals, including the Kennedy Centers Women in Jazz festival in 1999, the Monterey Jazz Festival and San Francisco and San José Jazz Festivals. In 2001 she was the recipient of the prestigious Meet The Composer New Residencies Award, for a three-year residency at San Franciscos Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Rebeca is also much in-demand as a teacher and clinician throughout the U.S. and Europe, specializing in Latin music performance and history, combining hands-on master classes with high- energy performances by her ensemble. She is the author of several texts on Latin music technique, including the highly acclaimed Salsa Guidebook (© Sher Music, 1993), the Latin Real Book (© Sher Music, 1997), 101 Montunos (© Sher Music, 1999) and Muy Caliente (© Sher Music, 2000). She has also published articles for several top industry magazines, including JazzTimes, Keyboard, Grammy Gateway, Modern Drummer, Mix en Español and Bass Player, and serves as musicological consultant and writer for National Geographic. Rebeca is a tenured professor of Latin American Music at City College of San Francisco, visiting professor at Mills College (Oakland, CA) and a guest lecturer at U.C. Berkeley. She is also an independent music producer with credits including MSNBC, Electronic Arts and PG Music.
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Rebeca jams on Havana TV show "Mi Salsa" in 1993 ~
Rebeca & Sheila E with the Pete Escovedo Orchestra on "Latina Familia"
Tito Puente joins the show along with Sheila E, Rebeca and Pete Escovedo
