In 1991, at the age of 18, he landed a job as a camera assistant at the national television station (then TNCV) in Cape Verde’s capital city, Praia. From 1991 to 2000, Tcheka worked as a cameraman while playing nightly gigs with friends in small bars, hotels and restaurants around the capital.
Mwaka 1991 akiwa na umri wa miaka 18, alipata ajira kama mpiga picha msaidizi katika kituo cha kitaifa (kinachofahamika sasa kama TNCV) katika mji mkuu wa Cape Verde, Praia. Kutoka mwaka 1991 hadi 2000, Tcheka alifanya kazi kama mpiga picha huku akipiga muziki katika kazi za usiku na marafiki zake kwenye baa ndogo ndogo, hoteli pamoja na migahawa.