Fernando Cabrera

Fernando Cabrera is a guy from Uruguay, born in Paso Molino, Montevideo, in December of 1956. He plays guitar, sings, writes, arranges, teaches and records. He got involved in a lot of things, both on his own and in groups. In school, he started with the violin at six years old, with teacher Porrati de Marín. Later he continued at the University Conservatory, studying composition and orchestration with teachers such as Federico García Vigil, Graciela Paraskevaidis and Coriún Aharonián.

He was the first step in Uruguayan music in 1977, when he joined a trio called Montresvideo. They recorded an album with the same name, Ayuí, in 1980. The following year, he joined Baldío and they released another album, Sondor, in 1983. His first album as a solo artist was El viento en la cara, with Ayuí, in 1984. After that, he released several albums on vinyl and compact discs for Ayuí.