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'''Titica''' is an Angolan singer and dancer, who is a [[kuduro]] musician. She was named "best kuduro artist of 2011".<ref name="BBC">{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17628726 | title=Transsexual artist Titica takes Angola by storm | publisher=BBC | accessdate=April 12, 2012| work=BBC News | date=2012-04-12 | last1=Redvers | first1=Louise }}</ref>
'''Titica''' is an [[Angola|Angolan]] [[kuduro]] musician and dancer. She was named "the new face" of kuduro by the [[BBC]].<ref name="BBC">{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17628726 | title=Transsexual artist Titica takes Angola by storm | publisher=BBC | accessdate=April 12, 2012| work=BBC News | date=2012-04-12 | last1=Redvers | first1=Louise }}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Titica's popularity stems from the artist's ability to fuse different styles into her ability and embracing her uniqueness in the Angolan music industry. Her stage name is Portuguese for worthless or useless; she chose that stage name to reclaim the hateful words that people have thrown at her as a trans woman. Her success in the industry combats the homophobic and transphobic sentiments that exist in Angola and globally. She combines her training in ballet with traditional kuduro dance styles to portray a unique and personalized brand of femininity and control over her body.<ref>Young, Hershini. “‘Sound of Kuduro Knocking at My Door’: Kuduro Dance and the Poetics of Debility.” African American Review, vol. 45, no. 3, 2012, pp. 391–402., doi:10.1353/afa.2012.0037.</ref>
Titica was born in [[Luanda]]. Her stage name is Portuguese for "worthless" or "useless"; she chose the name to reclaim the hateful words that have been directed at her as a [[trans woman]].<ref>Young, Hershini. “‘Sound of Kuduro Knocking at My Door’: Kuduro Dance and the Poetics of Debility.” African American Review, vol. 45, no. 3, 2012, pp. 391–402., doi:10.1353/afa.2012.0037.</ref>


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Titica began her career as a [[Backup dancer|back-up dancer]] with acts such as Noite & Dia, Propria Lixa, and Puto Portugues.<ref name="BBC"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.jeuneafrique.com/140576/culture/l-angola-en-transe-avec-titica/|title=L'Angola en transe avec Titica|last=Pauron|first=Michael|date=2012-07-28|work=Jeune Afrique|access-date=2017-10-05|language=fr-FR}}</ref> Her first recording of a [[Single (music)|single]] was unplanned. While helping Noite & Dia develop a chorus for a track, Titica's voice was recorded for the track, beginning her music-recording career.<ref name="BBC"/><ref name="Red Bull Music Academy">{{cite web |last1=Mistry |first1=Anupa |title=Titica |url=http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/lectures/titica |website=Red Bull Music Academy |publisher=Red Bull |accessdate=14 December 2018}}</ref>
===Early career===
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Born '''Teca Miguel Garcia''' in [[Luanda]], Titica began her career as a back-up dancer with acts such as '''Noite & Dia''', [[Propria Lixa]] and [[Puto Portugues]].<ref name="BBC"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.jeuneafrique.com/140576/culture/l-angola-en-transe-avec-titica/|title=L'Angola en transe avec Titica|last=Pauron|first=Michael|date=2012-07-28|work=Jeune Afrique|access-date=2017-10-05|language=fr-FR}}</ref> Her first recording of a single was unplanned. She had only been intending to help Noite & Dia with inspiration to develop a chorus for a track, and the studio session resulted in recording Titica's voice for the track. This experience began Titica's music-recording career. A year later, in October 2011, she recorded “Chão” and became an international success, particularly within Angola and the Angolan diaspora.<ref name="BBC"/><ref name="Red Bull Music Academy">{{cite web |last1=Mistry |first1=Anupa |title=Titica |url=http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/lectures/titica |website=Red Bull Music Academy |publisher=Red Bull |accessdate=14 December 2018}}</ref>


In October 2011, Titica released her first album, ''Chão...'', launching her to international success. The album's single "Olha o Boneco," featuring the [[Afro-Portuguese people|African-Portuguese]] singer Ary, charted at number one for 3 weeks on the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] music program ''TOP +'' and for 7 weeks on the [[Brazil|Brazilian]] show ''Rolando Música''.{{Citation needed}}
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===Influences===
Titica is very public about her Congolese background and the influence that this has on her music. In her [[Red Bull Music Academy]] lecture in Berlin 2018, she discusses some of her influences: “I have a Congolese background. I listened to lots of music from Congo. Pépé Kallé [and] Koffi Olomide, who inspired me a lot.” She further states that her music combines [[kuduro]] with the Congolese genres '''Kallé''' and '''N’dombolo'''.<ref name="Red Bull Music Academy"/>


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== Influences ==
Another source of Titica's inspiration is female kuduro artist '''Fofandó'''. Titica discusses this influence in the same Red Bull Music Academy lecture, “One of the most important female artists in the kuduro scene was Fofandó, who is the queen of kuduro. You hear around the world, in Brazil they say that I’m the queen of kuduro, but kuduro has a queen who inspired us and I looked up to.”<ref name="Red Bull Music Academy"/>
Titica is very public about her Congolese background and the influence that this has on her music. In her 2018 [[Red Bull Music Academy]] lecture, she explained that she listens to "lots of music from [[Congo Free State|Congo]]." She discussed how her music combines kuduro with the Congolese genres of kallé and [[Ndombolo|n’dombolo]] and specifically cited [[Pépé Kallé]] and [[Koffi Olomide]] as inspirations.<ref name="Red Bull Music Academy" /> She also named the kuduro artist Fofandó as "one of the most important female artists in the kuduro scene" and stated that "kuduro has a queen who inspired us and I looked up to."<ref name="Red Bull Music Academy" />


===Activism and Advocacy===
== Activism and Advocacy ==
In 2013, she was named a [[goodwill ambassador]] for [[Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS|UNAIDS]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.osisa.org/lgbti/blog/angolas-transsexual-un-ambassador|title=Angola's transsexual UN ambassador|date=2012-02-29|website=Open Society Initiative of Southern Africa (OSISA)|language=en|access-date=2017-10-05|archive-date=2017-10-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004090322/http://osisa.org/lgbti/blog/angolas-transsexual-un-ambassador|url-status=dead}}</ref> Through this role and her international popularity, Titica has increased awareness of HIV risks and treatment, sexual health, and issues regarding the [[LGBT community]].<ref name="Okay Africa">{{cite web |title=Titica |url=https://100women.okayafrica.com/articles/2018/2/28/titica |website=Okay Africa |accessdate=14 December 2018}}</ref> In her statement with UNAIDS, Titica shares, "I have been beaten and stoned for who I am. I have suffered so much humiliation, but I am ready to lead by example and help overcome stigma and discrimination in my country and beyond."<ref name="UNAIDS Angolan Goodwill Ambassadors">{{cite web |title=UNAIDS appoints Angolan music icons, C4 Pedro and Titica as National Goodwill Ambassadors |url=http://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/featurestories/2013/october/20131008angolagwa |website=UNAIDS |accessdate=14 December 2018}}</ref>
In 2013, Titica was named a [[goodwill ambassador]] for [[Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS|UNAIDS]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.osisa.org/lgbti/blog/angolas-transsexual-un-ambassador|title=Angola's transsexual UN ambassador|date=2012-02-29|website=Open Society Initiative of Southern Africa (OSISA)|language=en|access-date=2017-10-05|archive-date=2017-10-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004090322/http://osisa.org/lgbti/blog/angolas-transsexual-un-ambassador|url-status=dead}}</ref> Through this role and her international popularity, Titica has increased awareness of [[HIV]] risks and treatment, sexual health, and issues affecting the international [[LGBT community]].<ref name="Okay Africa">{{cite web |title=Titica |url=https://100women.okayafrica.com/articles/2018/2/28/titica |website=Okay Africa |accessdate=14 December 2018}}</ref> In a statement released during her time at UNAIDS, Titica stated: "I have been beaten and stoned for who I am. I have suffered so much humiliation, but I am ready to lead by example and help overcome stigma and discrimination in my country and beyond."<ref name="UNAIDS Angolan Goodwill Ambassadors">{{cite web |title=UNAIDS appoints Angolan music icons, C4 Pedro and Titica as National Goodwill Ambassadors |url=http://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/featurestories/2013/october/20131008angolagwa |website=UNAIDS |accessdate=14 December 2018}}</ref>


== Discography ==
In addition to her platform as an internationally acclaimed public figure, Titica spreads awareness about these issues through the lyrics of her music. In her 2012 collaboration with popular Angolan singer '''Ary''', '''“Ohla O Boneca”''', Titica makes “a bold stand for equal love.” [[BBC]] also reports that her 2016 release '''“Abaixa”''' featuring '''DJ João Linho''' “became an anthem for how to fight homophobia in Angola”.<ref name="BBC news (video)">{{cite news |last1=Spencer |first1=Clare |title=Trans Angolan pop star Titica shakes her way to success |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-41571053/trans-angolan-pop-star-titica-shakes-her-way-to-success |accessdate=14 December 2018 |agency=BBC |publisher=BBC |date=12 October 2017}}</ref>


* ''Chão...'' (2011)
===International Performances===
* ''De Última à Primeira'' (2014)
Titica performed in [[Brazil]] in 2017, where she released her song, "Capim Guiné" with the group BaianaSystem in [[Rio de Janeiro]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.diariodepernambuco.com.br/app/noticia/viver/2017/09/22/internas_viver,723615/baianasystem-e-angolana-titica-antecipam-show-no-rock-in-rio-com-clipe.shtml|title=BaianaSystem e angolana Titica antecipam show no Rock in Rio com clipe|date=2017-09-22|work=Diário de Pernambuco|access-date=2017-10-05|language=pt-BR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dw.com/pt-002/cantora-angolana-titica-leva-o-kuduro-ao-brasil/a-40652115|title=Cantora angolana Titica leva o kuduro ao Brasil|date=23 September 2017|website=Deutsche Welle|language=pt|access-date=2017-10-05}}</ref>
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* ''Pra Quê Julgar?'' (2018)

==Present 2011–2012: "O Chão..." and "Olha o Boneco" song ==
On 15 December 2011, Titica announced her first work, called ''O Chão''. With the gorgeous single "Olha o Boneco" featuring the African-Portuguese Ary. The song joins a few kuduro moving and 'créu'. It was released for the first time on 'Cultura Angolana Radio'.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sebastião |first=Edueni |date=2012-02-19 |title=Saiba tudo sobre gala Top Radio Luanda 2012 ( Veja fotos) |url=https://platinaline.com/saiba-tudo-sobre-gala-top-radio-luanda-veja-fotos/ |access-date=2022-09-08 |website=PlatinaLine |language=pt-PT}}</ref> In Portugal and Brazil the song has stayed in first place on the music charts for 3 weeks in Portuguese program ''TOP +'' and 7 weeks in Brazilian show ''Rolando Música''.

"Olha o Boneco", had a lot of success in discos, and TV shows in the PALOP (African countries whose official language is Portuguese) and some European countries. Titica in this song wants to give a message to the sexuality of some people in a few sentences she makes her meaning «outrora fui bailarina, agora sou à menina» and when Ary sings «venho de forma diferente, e quem quiser que comente... bem ou mal é de mim, porque estão falando assim»; that we are all different but all human, all equal, just "one love".

The second song of O Chão's album is "Ablua", recorded in Angola. The third single is known as "Chão Chão" and is included on the bonus track album.<ref name="BBC" />

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== Pra Quê Julgar? – 2018 ==
Pra Quê Julgar? ''(Why Judge?)'' is the third studio album by singer Angolana Titica. The songs are sung mostly in Portuguese and Angolan Portuguese, but there are also songs in French and in [[Lingala]]. The release of the album was preceded by the release of some promotional singles that were incorporated into its tracklist.<ref>{{Citation|title=Pra Quê Julgar|url=https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pra_Qu%C3%AA_Julgar?_(%C3%A1lbum_de_Titica)|work=Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre|language=pt|access-date=2018-06-23}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 03:36, 17 February 2023

Titica
Birth nameTeca Miguel André Garcia
Born (1987-06-26) June 26, 1987 (age 36)
Luanda, Angola
GenresKuduro, Pop, Kizomba, Semba, World Music, Rap
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active2011–present
LabelsLS Produções, Banzelos Nation

Titica is an Angolan kuduro musician and dancer. She was named "the new face" of kuduro by the BBC.[1]

Career

Titica was born in Luanda. Her stage name is Portuguese for "worthless" or "useless"; she chose the name to reclaim the hateful words that have been directed at her as a trans woman.[2]

Titica began her career as a back-up dancer with acts such as Noite & Dia, Propria Lixa, and Puto Portugues.[1][3] Her first recording of a single was unplanned. While helping Noite & Dia develop a chorus for a track, Titica's voice was recorded for the track, beginning her music-recording career.[1][4]

In October 2011, Titica released her first album, Chão..., launching her to international success. The album's single "Olha o Boneco," featuring the African-Portuguese singer Ary, charted at number one for 3 weeks on the Portuguese music program TOP + and for 7 weeks on the Brazilian show Rolando Música.[citation needed]

Influences

Titica is very public about her Congolese background and the influence that this has on her music. In her 2018 Red Bull Music Academy lecture, she explained that she listens to "lots of music from Congo." She discussed how her music combines kuduro with the Congolese genres of kallé and n’dombolo and specifically cited Pépé Kallé and Koffi Olomide as inspirations.[4] She also named the kuduro artist Fofandó as "one of the most important female artists in the kuduro scene" and stated that "kuduro has a queen who inspired us and I looked up to."[4]

Activism and Advocacy

In 2013, Titica was named a goodwill ambassador for UNAIDS.[5] Through this role and her international popularity, Titica has increased awareness of HIV risks and treatment, sexual health, and issues affecting the international LGBT community.[6] In a statement released during her time at UNAIDS, Titica stated: "I have been beaten and stoned for who I am. I have suffered so much humiliation, but I am ready to lead by example and help overcome stigma and discrimination in my country and beyond."[7]

Discography

  • Chão... (2011)
  • De Última à Primeira (2014)
  • Pra Quê Julgar? (2018)

References

  1. ^ a b c Redvers, Louise (2012-04-12). "Transsexual artist Titica takes Angola by storm". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  2. ^ Young, Hershini. “‘Sound of Kuduro Knocking at My Door’: Kuduro Dance and the Poetics of Debility.” African American Review, vol. 45, no. 3, 2012, pp. 391–402., doi:10.1353/afa.2012.0037.
  3. ^ Pauron, Michael (2012-07-28). "L'Angola en transe avec Titica". Jeune Afrique (in French). Retrieved 2017-10-05.
  4. ^ a b c Mistry, Anupa. "Titica". Red Bull Music Academy. Red Bull. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Angola's transsexual UN ambassador". Open Society Initiative of Southern Africa (OSISA). 2012-02-29. Archived from the original on 2017-10-04. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
  6. ^ "Titica". Okay Africa. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  7. ^ "UNAIDS appoints Angolan music icons, C4 Pedro and Titica as National Goodwill Ambassadors". UNAIDS. Retrieved 14 December 2018.

External links

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