Question: Facts: - instrument: harp - years active: 1980 - present - origin: montevideo , uruguay - genre: jazz - jazz fusion - latin jazz - name: roberto perera - background: non_vocal_instrumentalist - label: heads up concord records Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of roberto perera .
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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...