TENDE KASHA

Tendekasha, was born Francisco Dos Passos Malheiros Dos Santos in Luanda, Angola, migrated to Portugal in 1977 at as a war refugee. In his youth, Tendekasha found solace in music, and through his father’s wide music collection, he versed himself in a diverse range of genres. In 1989, he moved to London. During that time, Tendekasha continued expressing himself through his passion for singing and performing. For many years, Tendekasha struggled... More

Tendekasha, was born Francisco Dos Passos Malheiros Dos Santos in Luanda, Angola, migrated to Portugal in 1977 at as a war refugee. In his youth, Tendekasha found solace in music, and through his father’s wide music collection, he versed himself in a diverse range of genres. In 1989, he moved to London. During that time, Tendekasha continued expressing himself through his passion for singing and performing. For many years, Tendekasha struggled with war trauma from his early years in Angola. His love of music, however, helped him overcome these adversities, and he has always derived great inspiration from Angolan and Jamaican revolutionary and traditional musicians. Their music connected with Tendekasha, as they elegantly explored the strife of contemporary life in their home countries. Tendekash is a singer, songwriter & percussionist and political activist who has always been strong about singing and expressing himself through his music. He is very proud of his African roots from where he was inspired at a very tender age of 6 years of age by Angolan revolutionary musicians who sang about the Angolan struggles such as: David Ze, Urbano De Castro, Carlos Buriti, Teta Lando and many more. Reggae music has been a strong focus for him. He was strongly influenced by the following reggae artists: Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Burning Spear, Don Carlos, Gregory Isaacs, U Roy, Mighty Diamonds, Midnite Band, Fantan Mojah, Luthan Fyah, Israel Vibrations, Culture and many more. He has a joint honours degree obtained at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) University of London and his music focus on topics that are relevant to him such as: focus on world poverty, social and financial struggles, and promotion of true multiculturalism, anti-racist movement, irradiation of hunger and famine through sustainable approaches of development, narrowing the gap between rich and poor, promote social and racial equality, promoting love, harmony and respect amongst all races and the cultivation of the spirit and the soul. His debut album ‘Inner Tune ’released in May 2017, was recorded with a small budget in the scope of thirty days ‘Inner Tune’ introduces Tendekasha as one of the most compelling and vivid storytellers in the independent music scene. His style of reggae harkens back to the golden era of the genre, evoking Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, and the like.   In 2017 he won the Akademia award for best Reggae song with his song POETIC JUSTICE. Three years after the release of his first album, Tendekasha is back on the music scene with a studio single titled PEACE n LOVE, which will be released on the 01/June/2020. This single is an introduction of what the next album which will be released at the end of this year, 2020.    Winner for Akademia awards Best Reggae Song 2017 see the links bellow. http://www.theakademia.com/music/BxRBTuFCLdLhXM6Wu63s.html   http://www.theakademia.com/music/eqQFhRjXptmz79qbzZZJ.html   Less