COMPOSER
& PERFORMER
Like distant branches that split and extend yet belong to the same root, Anamaría Oramas’ compositions bring together the spontaneity of jazz with the trance and cadence of the music from Colombia’s coastal regions.
A performer on flute, gaita, and gauta—a hybrid instrument between the transverse flute and the traditional Colombian gaita—
Anamaría leads a quartet featuring double bass, electric guitar, and drums, expanding the legacy of Afro-Colombian popular rhythms into contemporary genres and sound worlds.
MUSIC
Ramas Lejanas (Album)
“Ramas Lejanas,” her second studio album, continues a creative journey through Colombia’s wind-ensemble traditions. The record reflects the festive spirit of bandas pelayeras, the nostalgic songs of the gaita, and the lull-like sway of currulao, all in deep interaction with the expressive freedom of jazz.
On the album, the flute and the gauta evoke the melodic traits of the pitos and wind instruments of popular bands, while the drums synthesize Afro-Antillean rhythmic patterns that have permeated the music of Colombia’s Caribbean and Pacific regions.
THE
GAUTA
The gauta is an instrument that combines the body of the transverse flute with the wax-and-charcoal headjoint of the traditional Colombian Caribbean gaita.
The flute’s key system grants the gaita—originally a pentatonic instrument—the chromatic freedoms of jazz, while preserving its characteristic texture and expressiveness.
CONCERTS
& LIVE ACTS
Anamaría Oramas is one of the most important voices of the new generation of jazz in Colombia.
Her work has reached internationally renowned stages such as the iconic jazz and contemporary music venue Porgy & Bess in Vienna, and the Latir Festival in Barcelona, Spain. In 2026, she has been invited to take part in the Montreal International Jazz Festival.
On the national level, she has performed at numerous venues that have solidified her presence on the local scene. Anamaría Oramas is the first Colombian jazz artist to be invited to Estéreo Picnic, the most prominent and wide-reaching alternative music festival in Colombia.
