Tcheka was born Manuel Lopes Andrade in 1973 in Ribeira da Barca, a small rural town on the coast of Santiago island, Cape Verde, whose modest economy is based on farming and fishing.
Tcheka alizaliwa na jina la Manuel Lopes Andrade mwaka 1973 eneo la Ribeira da Barca, sehemu ndogo ya kijijini katika pwani ya kijiji cha Santiago, Cape Verde ambayo uchumi wa eneo hilo unategemea kilimo na uvuvi.