Meet an African Female Artist who was once a Male

Born in Luanda as Teca Miguel Garcia,
singer and dancer Titica adopted her
female persona four years ago following a
breast enhancement operation in Brazil.
Now, at twenty-six, Titica is the new face
of Angola’s unique urban rap-techno
fusion music style known as “kuduro”.
Speaking to the BBC last year, during a
make-up session before filming the video
for her current hit Olha o Boneco, which
features popular Angolan kizomba singer
Ary, Titica said she was overcome with her
success.
“Thanks to God, I am very happy, it has
taken a while to get here and involved a
lot of sacrifice but thanks to God,
everything is going well for me.
I’ve been stoned, I’ve been beaten, and
there is a lot of prejudice against me, a lot
of people show that. There is a lot of
taboo,”.
Despite that taboo, Titica appears to have
no shortage of fans and most seem more
interested in her music than in her
sexuality.
She is currently UNAID Ambassador of Goodwill .