The best castanets may vary from person to person, depending on each individual’s needs, but it’s not hard to miss a nice pair of castanets when you see them. While most castanets have a few things in ...

After his Castanets project vanished off the map in 2009, Raymond Raposa brings the experimental folk project back for another go-round. Decimation Blues is a fragmented album that trends toward the ...

Raymond Raposa—the singer-songwriter who recorded under the name Castanets—has died at the age of 41. Raposa’s longtime label Asthmatic Kitty confirmed the news earlier today (July 30) via a post on ...

It feels like it’s too early to be doing this – writing about Castanets, trying to figure out what Raymond Raposa lets go or puts through his head. For most activities, it’s way, way too late.

Ray Raposa, the folk artist best known for his music as Castanets, has died at age 41. Via Pitchfork, the news came via Sufjan Stevens‘ Asthmatic Kitty label, who released much of Raposa’s work and ...

Castanets is the alias of Raymond Raposa, an indie-folk journeyman who comes across as particularly world-weary on In the Vines, his third album from Sufjan Stevens’ label Asthmatic Kitty Records.

Raymond Raposa, who released music under the name Castanets, has died at the age of 41. Raposa’s death was announced yesterday (July 30) by his longtime label Asthmatic Kitty Records, helmed by Sufjan ...

Castanets is a 4yo b unknown from Ireland trained by J P O'Brien, who is based at Kilkenny. It is sired by the stallion Gleneagles out of the dam Like A Dame. Castanets has managed to win 1 race in ...

Ray Raposa, best known as the force behind Castanets, has died. He was 41. The news was confirmed on Sufjan Stevens' Tumblr, where Stevens wrote in a statement: "Ray Raposa passed away yesterday. He ...