Titica
Titica | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Teca Miguel André Garcia |
| Born | June 26, 1987 Luanda,  Angola |
| Genres | Kuduro, Pop, Kizomba, Semba, World Music, Rap |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | LS Produções, Banzelos Nation |
Titica is an Angolan singer and dancer, who performs a local form of rap-techno music called "kuduro". She was named "best kuduro artist of 2011".[1]
Life
Born Teca Miguel Garcia in Luanda, Titica began her career as a backing dancer with acts such as Noite e Dia, Propria Lixa and Puto Portugues.[1][2] She released her first track as a vocalist in October 2011, "Chão", which soon became a big hit both in Angola and the Angolan diaspora.[1]
In 2013, she was named a goodwill ambassador for UNAIDS.[3]
Titica performed in Brazil in 2017. where she released her song, "Capim Guiné" with the group BaianaSystem in Rio de Janeiro.[4][5]
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'. 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.[1]
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.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d "Transsexual artist Titica takes Angola by storm". BBC. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
- ^ Pauron, Michael (2012-07-28). "L'Angola en transe avec Titica". Jeune Afrique (in French). Retrieved 2017-10-05.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Angola's transsexual UN ambassador". Open Society Initiative of Southern Africa (OSISA). 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "BaianaSystem e angolana Titica antecipam show no Rock in Rio com clipe". Diario de Pernambuco (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2017-09-22. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Cantora angolana Titica leva o kuduro ao Brasil". Deutsche Welle (in Portuguese). 23 September 2017. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Pra Quê Julgar", Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre (in Portuguese), retrieved 2018-06-23