Yoel Terry

Yoel Terry Cabrera, was born in the city of Camagüey, Cuba on January 25th 1970. A brilliant flute player and saxophonist, Yoel graduated as a teacher and instrumentalist from "Jose White" conservatory in his town of origin (Camagüey). Today, he chooses to specialise in playing the flute and saxophone. Yoel Terry Cabrera comes from a family of musicians, and has enjoyed contact with the roots and folklore of his country since his earliest years. This contact has been mostly through his father - Don Pancho Terry, who is known and highly respected all around the world for the legacy and renewal of the playing of the Chequere, one of the most widely used instruments in Cuban folk music. Yoel Terry Cabrera is expert at making you feel comfortable and at ease with his musical performance! He is known amongst the bands and musicians he has played and plays with since he moved in Europe as a free lance musician in 1995. A mixed cultural background has given him the opportunity to appreciate and to participate in those forms of religion or living instruction where music is the main source of communication and way of life!Yoel is in his final year of studies at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki Finland. He plans to complete his Masters degree at the academy and focus on his musical vision and career.