Benito Cabrera Hernández (born 1963 in

Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...

) is a

Canarian Canary Islanders, or Canarians (), are the people of the Canary Islands, an autonomous community of Spain near the coast of Northwest Africa. The distinctive variety of the Spanish language spoken in the region is known as ''habla canaria'' (Ca ...

timple The timple is a traditional five-string plucked string instrument of the Canary Islands. It started being manufactured in the 19th century. In La Palma island and in the north of the island of Tenerife, many timple players omit the first (D ...

composer and virtuoso. He was born in Venezuela. Although he moved to

Lanzarote Lanzarote (, , ) is a Spanish island, the easternmost of the Canary Islands, off the north coast of Africa and from the Iberian Peninsula. Covering , Lanzarote is the fourth-largest of the islands in the archipelago. With 163,230 inhabi ...

at a young age, he has spent most of his life in

Tenerife Tenerife ( ; ; formerly spelled ''Teneriffe'') is the largest and most populous island of the Canary Islands, an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain. With a land area of and a population of 965,575 inhabitants as of A ...

, having moved there to study psychology at the

University of La Laguna The University of La Laguna (ULL; Spanish: ''Universidad de La Laguna'') is a public research university situated in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, on the island of Tenerife, Spain. It is the oldest university in the Canary Islands. The univers ...

. He is the author of the official anthem of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands, and the author of the song Nube de Hielo (literally ''"Ice Cloud"''), one of the most deeply rooted songs in the canaries. From 2007 until the end of 2020, Benito Cabrera was musical director the group Los Sabandeños. He was replaced by Israel Espino, for whom Cabrera had served as a

mentor Mentorship is the patronage, influence, guidance, or direction given by a mentor. A mentor is someone who teaches or gives help and advice to a less experienced and often younger person. In an organizational setting, a mentor influences the perso ...

Discography

* 1991 Concierto de timple * 1992 Timple y orquesta, con la

Orquesta Sinfónica de Tenerife The Orquesta Sinfónica de Tenerife (OST, "Tenerife Symphony Orchestra") is an orchestra in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife on the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands. The Tenerife Symphony Orchestra is considered one of the best symphony ...

* 1996 Notas de viaje * 2000 El color del tiempo * 2002 Travesías * Puente del sur

Collaborations

Partial List: * 1999 Castillos de arena, de Taller Canario de Canción * 1999 Vamos a escuchar al viento, de la

* 2001 Teide y Nublo, de

Los Sabandeños Los Sabandeños is a large folk group from the Canary Islands. They have had a multitude of albums released during their sixty-year career. Background The history of Los Sabandeños can be traced back to San Cristóbal de La Laguna-born Elfidio Al ...

* 2001 Étnico, con

José Manuel Ramos José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , ...

* 2001 Timples@2000, con

José Antonio Ramos José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , ...

y Domingo Rodríguez Oramas "El Colorao"

External links

Official website
Living people 1963 births Musicians from the Canary Islands People from Tenerife {{CanaryIslands-stub