Yalil Guerra is a composer of classical music, music for TV and specialized in Cuban Music.
Biography
He was born in Havana, Cuba April 27th, 1973. The son of the famous Cuban vocal duo Rosell y Cary. His first musical studies were at the National School of Music (ENA) in Havana, Cuba.
At the age of 16, Guerra won the International Competition & Festival of Classical Guitar in Krakow, Poland, as well as the Special Prize. He thus became the youngest Cuban awarded a prize in an international competition. He graduated as a Classical Guitar performer and Professor. Then he moved to Spain, and obtained his Master Degree in Classical Guitar in the Royal Conservatory of Music “Reina Sofía” in Madrid, Spain Also he graduated from Counterpoint and fuge.
He started his career as a producer, composer and arranger in 1990 and has worked with artists and musicians like: Celia Cruz, Albita Rodríguez, Rey Ruiz, Isaac Delgado, Yamila, Mirayda, Arturo Ramos, Gustavo Ramirez, Kenny O’Brien, Fernando Carrillo, Azuquita, Chino Espinoza y Los Dueños del Son among others.
Yalil recently finished the Suite Cubana, a piece that combines the Cuban rhythms and classical music, this work will help young classical musicians to perform better other types of music. This work is going to be performed by the Montreal Symphonic Orchestra in th exposition Cuba, Art and History. Nowadays he writes music for USA TV networks like Univision and Telemundo and is producing and composing albums in his recording facility in Burbank, California. He is president of RYCY Productions Inc.
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