“Ablua” is a new clip from the Angolan Kuduro MC queen Titica. Born in Luanda as Teca Miguel Garcia, the singer and dancer Titica adopted her female persona four years ago following a breast enhancement operation in Brazil. Named best kuduro artist of 2011, she is a regular on Angolan television and radio, and has even performed at the annual Divas concert, attended by Angolan president Jose Eduardo dos Santos, where she herself was named a diva. Not bad for a transsexual in a Catholic African country where homosexuality is illegal and punishable by hard labour. With a training in ballet, she first got involved in kuduro as a backing dancer, supporting popular acts such as Noite e Dia, Propria Lixa and Puto Portugues.

12September 2013