Read the bio below and try to give details on roberto perera 's: - instrument - years active - origin - genre - name - background - label Bio: roberto perera -lrb- born 1952 in montevideo , 1952 -rrb- is an uruguayan jazz harpist , in the smooth jazz , fusion and smooth jazz styles . born in 1952 in montevideo , the capital city of uruguay , perera was barely 12 years old when his mother enrolled him in a music conservatory where he selected the rare 36-string paraguayan harp . perera 's complex technique includes precisely bending the strings to create sharps and flats while gliding across the harp in a seemingly effortless fashion , which bespeaks the tremendous amount of skill and discipline required . about the time perera started playing the harp , the beatles were in their heyday . the young musician absorbed their music as well as other pop music influences into his musical muse , which included brazilian music , folk and tango from south america , and the folk music from paraguay . unable to find an instructor who could teach him how to perform a pop music repertoire on the harp , the determined perera experimented until he was able to overcome the instrument 's technical hurdles and develop his own form of expression . in 1973 , after completing ten years of harp studies in montevideo , perera moved to new york city with hopes of pursuing a top-notch music career . at first , his experience was not the american dream he had imagined , as his performances were limited primarily to playing folk tunes at clubs and restaurants . perera paid his dues in new york for a couple of years before he was recruited by a talent scout to entertain at an exclusive private club in florida . there he finally was allowed to perform his own compositions and further develop his distinctive style , having applied the musical influences of weather report and antonio carlos jobim . he 'd starting approaching the harp as a percussive instrument , much like a piano , instead of a string instrument . by the time his recording debut , erotica , was released by epic records in 1990 , perera had earned a reputation as one of the pioneers in electro-acoustic harp...
- instrument is harp- years active is 1980 - present- origin is montevideo , uruguay- genre is jazz - jazz fusion - latin jazz- name is roberto perera- background is non_vocal_instrumentalist- label is heads up concord records