Their knowledge, practices, and interpretations preserve a body of knowledge that colors and shapes the cultural portrait of the Black community of the Rosario Islands.
The versatility of his compositions, their improvisational nature, the dynamic performances, and the melodic richness of his works—such as Gaita Negra and La Flor del Melón. Paíto, Gaiteros de Punta Brava—demonstrate the quality and depth of his musical legacy.
He is, in essence, one of the last performers of the black bagpipe of the Colombian Caribbean, heir to a tradition that emerged from the encounter between African and indigenous peoples of the Caribbean Coast.