Jacinto Teca was born and raised in Angola, he went to Padrão do Semba Dance School learning his education in the field of Semba/Kizomba Dance. After some time being a student he found his way into teaching Semba & Kizomba at Padrão do Semba Dance School from 2008-2010. Teca later moved to Prague, Czech Republic, to further his education by attending the University of Agriculture and Human Development in Tropical/Subtropical areas.
While studying Teca wanted to keep his Semba & Kizomba roots alive by continuing to perform and teach and there he met Jamba Mulimbwe and has been working and performing with him as a teacher/performer of Kizomba.CZ as well as The Balumuka Project as a performer and teacher ever since. Currently, Teca is teaching Semba, Kizomba, Afro-House and Kuduro in Prague and has performed and taught in some of the biggest and most famous festivals around the world.