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- ↑ Folk harp journal 1982 36-39 - Page 27 "Roberto Perera was born in 1952 in Montevideo, Uruguay. As a growing boy, he enjoyed listening to many of the American popular songs, as well as the ever-popular Beatles. At age twelve, his mother, noting his keen interest in music, ..."
- ↑ Roberto Perera at AllMusic
