Raul Alejandro Viñao (born 4 September 1951) is an Argentine composer based in London.
[2] He has written a number of percussion works, such as Khan Variations for solo Marimba, which have become very well known in the US, Europe and Japan.
He also explored complex ideas on multi temporality using acoustic instruments combined with electroacoustic means, most noticeably in his string quartet Phrase & Fiction (1994/1995).
[3][4] Later work by Viñao's focused on social and political issues, writing music-theatre or concert pieces concerned with themes such as the invasion of Iraq (The Baghdad Monologue, 2005), the fate of deprived children around the world (Chicos del 21, 2010)[5] and the financial crisis of 2008 (Greed, 2012).
He lives in Crouch End, North London with his wife, American-born actress Lachele Carl.