Guy Raphael is an international DJ in the Salsa/Zouk scene, with a dance & music background that dates back to the 1980's B-Boy era in the United States. He discovered Salsa later in life in Washington D.C. after realizing how special this particular form of partner dancing can be. Since then, he has grown quickly in this art as a lover of the music, a social dancer, an instructor and a DJ. His love of Salsa has taken him across the United States, all throughout Europe and he now is an established resident DJ in Tallinn, Estonia.

Within the Latin realm he can play a wide range of music styles including Mambo, Cuban, Romantica, Dura, Guaguanco, Puerto Rican, Dominican, Columbian, Cha Cha, Bachata, Zouk, Kizomba, Reggaeton & others. He also has music and experience playing other genre's for after parties including R&B, Hip Hop,House, Techno, Reggae, Soul, Pop, 70's and 80's.
Whatever the type of crowd, DJ Guy Raphael is sure to satisfy their musical thirst!

His dancing experience started with learning the actual native NY 'style' of On2 as a first time beginner and then learning On1 only 2 months later. His first instructor is a 2nd generation student of the very talented Frankie Martinez. His second instructor is the veteran On1 Salsa performer Al 'Liquid Silver'Espinoza' who, with his ex-partner Edie the Salsa Freak, used to tour with Eddie Torres in the 90's. So as you can see, he has gained experience from famous faces on both sides of the On1/On2 cross-body Salsa coin. With this experience he enjoys teaching lessons for ALL levels on the differences between On1 and On2. This includes a clear explanation in words and a fundamental demonstration that all dancers can participate in and hopefully start to feel and see the difference.

He has supported many of Cuba’s greatest musicians in concert in the UK and France. These include as ‘Los Van Van’, ‘Pupy y los que son son’, ‘Maykel Blanco’, ‘Elito Reve’, ‘Sierra Maestra’, ‘Osvaldo Chacon’, ‘Paulito FG’, ‘Sur Caribe’, ‘Manolito Simonet y su trabuco’ y ‘Candido Fabre’.

See and hear his work (instructing, DJ'ing & dancing) here