TIAGO MARQUES
Professional Accordionist
World & Fusion Music
Biography
Tiago Marques, born in 1988 and based in Maia, Porto, is a Portuguese accordionist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer. Largely self-taught, he began exploring the accordion at age 8 with the Portuguese folk group of Bienne (Switzerland), and has been taking private lessons with renowned Serbian accordionist Aleksandar Raskovic since May 2024.
Over the last two decades he has performed in Portugal and abroad, sharing the stage with leading musicians, and building a catalog that spans folk, world, and contemporary music. He co-leads Alma Menor, which released Em Tons de Aguarela (2018) and Capitulo I - Raizes de Xisto (2024/2025), and has released seven albums and 87 tracks with the instrumental project Cerebral Pain. He also published the Casco Duro album with the band Mula Ruca.
With Tiago Morais, he participated in the album Piperegrinos, a traveling project promoted by the Xunta de Galicia during Xacobeo 2021–2022, which brought together the leading bagpipers of the Iberian Peninsula. In 2025, he marks the Centenary of the Birth of Carlos Paredes by arranging and reinterpreting several pieces by the virtuoso of the Portuguese guitar.
Experience & Artistic Path
Since 2007, he has performed on national and international stages, standing out for his originality.
He founded and has belonged to the following projects:
- Tiago A. Marques (2011–) — A personal project that continues the exploration initiated with Cerebral Pain, but with a less experimental and more sophisticated focus.
- Alma Menor (2014–) — A fusion duo with accordionist Tiago Marques, dedicated to original creations that combine bagpipes with accordion.
- Ti Folia (2015–) — A folk project with Tiago Marques and Tiago Araújo, focused on the traditional songbook of the Saloia region.
- Mula Ruça (2021–2024) — A world-music project inspired by Portuguese, Mediterranean, and Brazilian music.
- Cerebral Pain (2007–2011) — An experimental project with dark tonalities, featuring accordion, guitar, mandolin, cavaquinho, and electronic elements. The full catalog was made freely available on jamendo.com.