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Cape Verde has been best known for its female artists, from the groundbreaking Cesaria Evora to Lura. But a young man from Santiago, the most African of the archipelago’s ten islands, is claiming his place – and with an unexpected sound. Tcheka has not, as might be expected, reached for the tougher side of tradition in order to make his musical mark. Rather, he has embraced the gentlest rhythms of Cape Verde: the musical form batuku, a beat unique to the island of his birth and heretofore primarily the province of women. And Tcheka’s modern version of batuku is projected through a wide lens, as his new CD and upcoming U.S. tour confirms.
Tcheka’s second U.S. release, Lonji, boasts Brazilian rocker Lenine in the production seat. Set for release May 27th on Times Square Records, the CD also sets the stage for a U.S. tour by the Cape Verdean artists, with summer concerts that include Chicago’s Old Town School of Folk Music, the Detroit Festival of the Arts, and Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. His performance on July 20th at the California World Music Festival will also celebrate Tcheka’s 35th birthday.
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