Born in Crato, state of Ceará, Brazil, Roberto Lessa is a blues guitarist influenced by B.B. King , Lightnin' Hopkins and Albert Collins, having been a member of the bands Blues Label and Gumbo Blues . In 2018, he started his solo career releasing the song 44 Blues , a classic blues arranged uniting the sound of the folk bands from his native land with the “fife and drum” from Mississippi. The song is on their debut EP Lone Wolf , released in October of that year. Since then, Roberto Lessa has released 18 singles and three EPs and he is in the production of his 1st album to be released in 2023. Roberto played in Canoa Blues Festival; Guaramiranga Jazz & Blues Festival; Barra Jazz Festival; 7th International Blues Meeting of Cañada del Gómez, Argentina; and Blues In Rio in Rio de Janeiro-RJ. Roberto hosts and produces the radio show “Encontro com O Blues” broadcast by Rádio Universitária FM in Fortaleza-CE, Brazil.