Following hot on the
trail of the “barefoot diva” Cesaria Evora, and the alluring Lura comes
the newest sensational Cape Verdean musical export: Tcheka! Tcheka is
well-known in Praia (the Cape Verde capital) for his work in
modernising "batuque", one of Santiago Island’s more popular beats,
originally played by women. He also penned the opening and closing
songs on Lura's debut album, and is making a welcome return to The Cedar after a warm and passionate show early last summer, and with his groundbreaking new album Lonji due out just before his Cedar show, on May 27. The new album was produced by Brazilian superstar Lenine, and features such unusual instruments as "hubcap" and "telephone book with brushes"!