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gptkbp:instanceOf
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musician
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1920s-1980s
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:National_Conservatory_of_Music_of_Mexico
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gptkbp:associatedAct
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gptkb:Los_Mariachis
The Mendez Trio
The Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán
The Mendez Quartet
The_Mexican_Brass
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Grammy_Award
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1906-03-26
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Mexico
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Rafael_Mendez_Jr.
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1981-01-15
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California
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gptkbp:genre
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classical
jazz
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Rafael A. Mendez
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:Clifford_Brown
gptkb:Miles_Davis
gptkb:Dizzy_Gillespie
gptkb:Louis_Armstrong
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gptkbp:instrument
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trumpet
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gptkbp:knownFor
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trumpet playing
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gptkbp:nationality
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Mexican
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Bach_Stradivarius_trumpet
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gptkbp:notableWork
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gptkb:Bolero
gptkb:La_Virgen_de_la_Macarena
gptkb:La_Cucaracha
gptkb:La_Bamba
gptkb:La_Paloma
gptkb:The_Flight_of_the_Bumblebee
Carmen
Tico Tico
La_Culebra
Cielo_Lindo
El_Relicario
Adios_Mariquita_Linda
The_Mexican_Hat_Dance
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gptkbp:occupation
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musician
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gptkbp:recordings
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gptkb:Rafael_A._Mendez
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gptkbp:recordLabel
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gptkb:RCA_Victor
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Margarita_Mendez
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gptkbp:website
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rafaelmendez.com
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