Paíto, one of the most importants colombian musicians of gaita is presenting his new album Mejor que me Mate Dios. Here he creates a dialog between tradition and contemporary musics.

2. Paíto is the Last exponent of the traditional“gaita negra”. Dynamic, full of surprises
and secrets, He opens the Gaita to other musical airs and formats (geners) from
Vallenato to Rock n‘roll.
The colombian gaita is the oldest flute played in the caribean region and its musics
and rithms gave birth to what we know today as CUMBIA. Paíto has performed
widely at home in Colombia at caribean festivals winning 30 contests. Supported
by Sonidos Enraizados Label , with Gaita Negra (2007), La Flor del Melón (2009),
Sixto Silgado Paíto (Ocora-2012), Paíto y los Gaiteros de Punta Brava have trav-
elled extensively as far as France, Brazil, Costa Rica, Perú, Chile and Argentina.
PRESS: http://www.revistaarcadia.com/musica/multimedia/herencia-gaita-
negra-bogota/42747#
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0067CA09313C370A

3. In 2015, after the South American Tour Gaita Negra al Sur, Paíto is presentig his
new album, Paíto y Mejor que me Mate Dios, were traditional gaita format shares
scenario with an improvisation trío of contemorary musicians that know very well
both traditional and modern languages. Gaita and caribean drums shine over
modern and explosive language of drumset, double bass and electric guitar. This
dialog is complemented with live video mixing documentary images with color
distortions.
https://youtu.be/S3koWqjNJE4
https://youtu.be/jROnTqEtwPc
CONTACT
Lucía Ibáñez Salazar
www.sonidosenraizados.com
sonidosenraizados@gmail.com
+573134174343
Sonidos Enraizados: record label and platform dedicated to the development and diffusion of traditional colombian music.
Based in Bogotá, the capital city, a group of researchers -musicians and humanists- record and promote traditional colombian
musicians.