Víctor Javier Emmanuelli Náter, mejor conocido como "Vitito", nacido el 19 de julio de 1976 en San Juan Puerto Rico. Fue a la edad de ocho años que comienza su curiosidad e interés por aprender acerca de la música afropuertorriqueña. Es ahí que decide adentrarse a estudiar de manera autodidacta en el campo de la música y la cultura.

Músico percusionista, educador, tallerista y conferenciante con más de 35 años de experiencia. Especializado en la teoría, practica y rudimentación de la música autóctona afropuertorriqueña. Creador y director de las agrupaciones Bomba Evolución, Plena Evolución y Fusión Ancestral. La agrupación Bomba Evolución (su proyecto principal) fue creada en el año 2007 con el propósito de presentar y difundir piezas de conocimiento, estructuras y técnicas de ejecución no antes utilizadas en la música afropuertorriqueña. Creando música con fundamento para un nuevo tiempo; de la raíz a la evolución.

Entre los premios y reconocimientos sobresalen: el primer lugar, "al mejor bailador de bomba adulto" en las Fiestas Patronales de Loíza, en el 1993. Primer lugar (Joselino "Bum Bum" Oppenheimer), "al mejor requintero de plena", en el Día Nacional de la Bomba y la Plena en Ponce, en el 1994. Reconocimiento Especial: "en honor a su creatividad y dedicación al desarrollo del requinto de la plena puertorriqueña" otorgado el 20 de marzo de 2010, en Chicago.

Su talento ha sido observado en distintos proyectos tales como: De África al Caribe, Prohibido Olvidar y el Especial "Raíces" del Banco Popular. Del mismo modo ha participado en las producciones discográficas de: Modesto Cepeda, Raúl Berríos, Félix Alduén, Angel Luis Torruellas, Felito Félix, Danny Rivera, Isabel Albizu, Giselle Solís, Viento de Agua, Yuba-Iré, Los Rebuleadores de San Juan y Vikter Duplaix entre otros. Igualmente ha colaborado con músicos reconocidos en el género del jazz latino como: Mariano Morales, Oscar Cartalla, Edwin Clemente y William Cepeda. Tambien a compartido tarima con percusionistas de alto calibre, como lo son: Anthony Carrillo, Paoli Mejias, Richie Flores y Giovanni Hidalgo. Mientras que en la música pop y urbana ha participado con: Kany Garcia, Siete/Nueve, La Sista y Residente (Calle 13) entre otros.

Puerto Rican native Rafael Maya Álvarez is the founder and director of the afro-caribbean group, Desde Cero, as well as the founder and co-director of the international Education Project known as “Proyecto Unión”. He has participated in various Bomba (Afro Puerto Rican genre) groups throughout his career. Currently, Rafael is teaching in conjunction with the project “Gigantes de la Bomba” offering multiple weekly classes in the Plaza de Recreo of Carolina and to schools in the Municipality of Carolina. He also provides bilingual Bomba workshops for the exchange student program at the University of Puerto Rico’s Río Piedras campus, and is currently heading classes at Universidad del Este (U.N.E. University) in Carolina as a lead Bomba Instructor. Rafael has held instructor positions in numerous programs and has traveled worldwide for his work. For several years Rafael Maya was one of the dance and percussion instructors for the “Corporación Piñones Se Integra” in Loiza and also for the Arthur Murray Dance Studio in Santurce. Throughout Rafael’s music career, he has given master classes in several areas including, but not limited to: percussion, history, dance and singing. His teaching locations at the University level include the University of California (Berkley), University of Florida, University of Colorado (Boulder) and University of Miami, to name a few. In 2013, he was honored to receive an invitation to teach a master class in Berkley College of Music new campus in Valencia, Spain, where he spent 1 week as an instructor for a graduate level course providing lectures and recording music. By far, the most important element of Rafael's work is cultural education. His dedication is clearly demonstrated by his recent travels to numerous countries providing lectures and performing. These types of projects and experiences continue to be his main focus.

As part of his passionate vision of continuing to expose and represent the culture in its different facets, Rafael has recorded music and video for the number one Xbox-One, Xbox360, and Wii fitness game, Zumba: World Fitness Party. He currently is working in Restauración Cultural’s Cultural Center, his organization’s new facility, to help spread the Bomba genre. He, alongside Restauración Cultural, has released the first instructional Bomba DVD’s which have been a hit amongst Bomba enthusiasts. For quite some time, Rafael has worked as a studio musician, recording various albums from around the world. His latest album, titled “Semilla de Identidad” by Desde Cero, has already hit the streets, and these days Rafael is diligently working on the 2nd production of it. Stay tuned…Rafael will be debuting his first educational book in the near future.

Groups and programs participated in:  La Liga Rumbera(Percussion, Vocals),  Bambulex (Percussion, Vocals), Henry Cole y Su Villa Locura(Percussion), ÌFÉ (Percussion and Vocals),  Majestad Negra (Percussion, Vocals and Coreographer), Compañía Folklórica De Loiza (Percussion and Vocals), Restauración Cultural (Co-Director, Percussion, Vocals), Zona De Bomba (Percussion and Dance), Tambuyé (Percussion, Dance, and Vocals), Tendencias (Co-Director, Percussion, Dance, and Vocals), Carabalí (Percussion and Vocals), Sabor a Bomba (Percussion and Vocals), Fiesta Bombera (Percussion and Vocals), Son de Plena (Percussion and Vocals) and Bomba Tour (Percussion and Vocals) “Vida Plena”, “Head Start,” “Upward Bound”, “Taller Fotoperiodismo”, various programs of the "Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña”, “Program of continued education”, “Early Start” and “Bomba de Oro”.