Juan Cabrera: Becoming One With Your Harp

John sits down with renowned harpist Juan Cabrera and discusses his humble upbringing in Paraguay before moving to New York at an early age to study harp and develop his prodigious talent. Transitioning from Juilliard to Manhattan School, Juan began sharing the stage with Latin music legends Tito Puente and Celia Cruz at an early age and has been performing ever since.

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Juan Cabrera

Juan Cabrera

Renowned harpist Juan Cabrera shares his humble upbringing in Paraguay and moving to New York at an early age to study harp and develop his prodigious talent.   Transitioning from Juilliard to Manhattan School, Juan began sharing the stage with Latin music legends Tito Puente and Celia Cruz at an early age and has been performing ever since – in particular, his playing with Mariachi Campanas de America has lasted more than 40 years.