In 1992 I had the idea to use the congas
not only as a rhytmical but also a melodic instrument. Therefore it was necessary to have
several congas, tunes in scale, in order to be able to play melodies. I contacted my great
friend the luther Juan José Colombo, presented him my idea and he liked it. From that
moment, we started working for six months, until we developed an instrument, which consist
of:7 congas (which measures are 40,35,33,30,28,26,26 cm).
2 sets of deep bongos (of 24 and 26 cm) and 2 sets of bongos (of 16 and 18 cm).
So the instrument was formed by 15 drums, tuned in hexatonic scales, and painted in yellow, representing the sun energy. I named this instrument The "Orquesta Amarilla". Once this instrument was finished, I started to study and investigate its technique. In 1993 I did my first public perfomance as a soloist in the Mar del Jazz Festival, in the San Martin Theater. But I was not satisfied of performing as a soloist, so I formed a group of percussion, which was, at the beginning a trio, then a quartet. I named it The "Orquesta Amarilla" Percussion Ensemble.
The group passed trough a process of changes of its members until its present formation. We compose all the plays we execute, using contemporary composing techniques, odd metrics and Latin, African and Hindu influences.The "Orquesta Amarilla" has given lots of concerts and workshops in Buenos Aires and all along the country.