Santiago, Cape Verde
Santiago (Portuguese language, Portuguese for “James, son of Zebedee, Saint James”) is the largest island of Cape Verde, its most important agricultural centre and home to half the nation's population. Part of the Sotavento Islands, it lies b ...
, on July 20, 1973) is a
Cape Verde
Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country and archipelagic state of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about . These islands ...
an singer, songwriter and guitarist, who is well known for his work in transposing the traditional genre
batuque
Batuque may refer to:
* Batuque (Brazil), various Afro-Brazilian practices, including music, dance, combat game and religion
* Batuque (Cape Verde), a Cape Verdean music and dance genre
* Batuque (manga), a Japanese manga series
* Batuque (religio ...
to the electro-acoustic guitar.
Biography
Tcheka grew up in a musical family. By age 14, Tcheka began playing with his famous violinist father, Nho Raul Andrade, at local festivals, weddings and baptisms. By the time Tcheka reached 15, he began developing his own style, incorporating the genre
batuque
Batuque may refer to:
* Batuque (Brazil), various Afro-Brazilian practices, including music, dance, combat game and religion
* Batuque (Cape Verde), a Cape Verdean music and dance genre
* Batuque (manga), a Japanese manga series
* Batuque (religio ...
with his guitar. As a young man, Tcheka left his rural home and went to live in the capital,
Praia
Praia (, Portuguese for "beach") is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde.Lusafrica. He performed in several European countries and he even recorded a live concert DVD in 2004. In 2005, Tcheka recorded his second album entitled ''Nu Monda'', which was met with very good reviews and won him the Radio France International Music of the World Awards for Artist of the Year. Tcheka was a featured artist at the World Music Expo (WOMEX) in Seville, Spain. In 2015 he started a cooperation with South African guitarist Derek Gripper that they brought to Busara Festival (Zanzibar), HIFA (Zimbabwe) and Cape Town World Music Festival (South Africa).
A collaboration with portuguese star pianist Mario Langhina resulted in a series of concerts and a recording yet to be released.
He released his fifth album 'Boka Kafé' in 2017 and toured several countries (US, Spain, Germany, Serbia, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Hungary, Portugal, France, Luxembourg) with concerts at important locations such as Jazz in Marciac, Lincoln Center NY, Chicago World Music Festival among others.
Discography
Studio albums
* Argui (2003)
* Nu Monda (2005)
* Lonji (2007)
* Dor De Mar (2011)
* Boka Kafé (2017)
* Spera Mundo (2025)