The Gypsy Ska Orchestra was born in 2009 from a street musical proposal by Sebastián León (sax) and Mauricio Vivas (accordion). In the beginning, the goal was simple: go out and play in the street to share with strangers in a regular environment the musical work that we were developing. So, in a rushed and chaotic rhythm (as our city), between the street, jam sessions, and musical experiments, the project was taking shape; friends joined, and so, once or twice a week for a few hours, the sidewalks of Caracas became our makeshift stage.

In mid-2011, numerous invitations began to emerge to play at local parties, exhibitions, weddings, dance performances, and from there, this gathering consolidated as an ensemble, being so far nine stable musicians, making us an orchestra.