Jorge Maronna is an Argentine multi-instrumentalist, composer, singer, author and a founding member of the comedy-musical group Les Luthiers

Les Luthiers

Les Luthiers is an Argentine comedy-musical group, very popular also in several other Spanish-speaking countries such as Paraguay, Peru, Chile, Ecuador, Spain, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, Bolivia, Cuba and Venezuela. They were formed in 1967 by Gerardo Masana, during the height of a period of very...

. Born August 1, 1948, in Bahía Blanca

Bahía Blanca

Bahía Blanca is a city located in the south-west of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, by the Atlantic Ocean, and seat of government of Bahía Blanca Partido. It has a population of 274,509 inhabitants according to the...

, he joined I Musicisti while still a teenager, and helped Gerardo Masana and Carlos Iraldi build the first informal instrument, the "contrachitarrone da gamba". In 1967, he was part of the four people who left I Musicisti and formed Les Luthiers. There, he and Masana composed most of the music for early shows, and to this day Maronna still pens many musical pieces for the group, often in collaboration with one of his bandmates.

As a member of Les Luthiers, he's been composer, lyricist, scriptwriter, singer and multi-instrumentalist, and he's also been conducting their rehearsals during the last years. He's reportedly played over 35 instruments for the group:

• Acoustic Guitar
• Cello
• Electric Bass
• Kazoo
• Banjo
• Synthesiser
• "Leagued Cello"
• Lute
• Double-Bass
• Charango
• Cymbals
• Contrachitarrone
• "Yerbomatófono"
• Viola
• "Cascarudo"
• Tambourine
• Bass-Drum
• Piano
• Cuatro
• Bunsen Flute
• Claxon
• Washboard
• Toiletseat Lyre
• Clamaneus
• Sitar
• Cowbell
• Seat Horn
• Bellphone
• Nomeolbidet
• Violin
• Bagpipe
• Electric Guitar