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Roy Jelinek was born in Caracas, Venezuela
and his interest in music started at a very
young age. Under his father´s, Felix Jelinek
musical influence, Roy began studies in
guitar and accordion with the professors
Antonio Segui and Jao Ferreira. In addition,
he also began self studying Cuatro inspired
by the School of the professor Freddy
Reyna (honorable Cuatro player from
Venezuela), and because of the incredible
ability, versatility and inborn talent of this
virtuoso Cuatro player and composer. Roy
Jelinek started developing his own style to
play the Cuatro, different to the traditional,
which consists in the digitization technique
and accompaniment of the melody,
producing a unique effect which gives the
impression of a singing instrument.

Roy Jelinek has participated in a diverse range
of national and international scenarios and
cultural programs of radio and television. His
visit to Vienna, Austria invited by the Institute
of Folkloric Music was quite remarkable.
There, he had the unique opportunity to
perform and offer workshops for a wide
variety of students. He has also performed in
public and private entities, museums, including
in the California Academy of Science in San
Francisco and for venues organized by the
Venezuelan Consulates abroad including in San
Francisco and in Tehran, Iran.. Recently, he
had the pleasure to visit the Islands of
Trinidad and Saint Vincent, where he offered
performances and workshops with the
honorable presence of the Prime Minister and
Governor of the Island of Saint Vincent.