João Pita is a musician and music producer. A specialist in choro and samba, he has accompanied Déo Rian, Dona Ivone Lara, Alcione, and Cristina Buarque, among others. He is the founder of “Regional Imperial” and “Batuqueiros e sua Gente”. He does solid work alongside Brazilian singer Nani Medeiros, with whom he has toured extensively around the world. João Pita returns to Cordas to accompany instrumentalist Marta Pereira da Costa, and also to promote the Tenor Guitar project with Fernando Dalcin at the Madalena Auditorium.

Fernando Dalcin is a soloist on mandolin, cavaquinho, and tenor guitar and has recorded two albums, “Número Um” and “Jacob do Bandolim Outras Composições”. He has taught mandolin at the festivals: the 4th Notte Di A Mandulina in Corsica and the 46th CIVEBRA – International Summer Course in Brasilia. To enhance the culture of one of the most curious chordophones in Brazilian popular music, Fernando Dalcin is making his debut at the Cordas Festival with the show “A Guitarra Tenor – 100 Anos De História” (The Tenor Guitar – 100 Years of History).

Laya is Brazilian, born in France and raised in Ceará. She has a degree in Popular Singing from EMESP Tom Jobim, the São Paulo State Music School. She has a career spanning more than twenty years and has released albums of her compositions as a solo artist and with the band “O Jardim das Horas”. Laya is performing her originals for the first time in the Azores at the Cordas Festival at the Pico Wine Museum.

LUIZGA is the musical project of Luiz Gabriel Lopes, an artist with roots spread across several territories. His music, heir to the richest lineages of MPB, also mixes influences from pop, indie, folk, and world music. She has been traveling the world since 2010, with 20 albums and concerts in more than 20 countries. LUIZGA presents his music on the last day of the Cordas Festival, on the idyllic natural stage of the Dragoeiros Sanctuary.

The Cordas Festival takes place from October 1 to 11 in the municipality of Madalena, on the island of Pico. Visit the agenda at festivalcordas.com and follow the daily posts on Facebook: cordasworldmusicfestival and the producer association’s Instagram: miratecarts.