Vadú, nickname of Osvaldo Furtado, (January 31, 1977 – January 12, 2010) was a Cape Verdean singer and musician. He defined himself as a real "Badiu" or ironically as a "civilized Black". He was a nephew of the brothers of Zezé and Zeca di Nha Reinalda, two great names of the Santiago Island musical scene, Vadú studied in Cuba between 1990 and 1993 where he "drank" the current of Cuban music. He appeared in music in 2002 with his first album ''Ayan'' (English: yes, Portuguese: sim), in which he contributed three tracks, accompanied by members of the

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sensational group Ferro Gaita, he later recorded two discs, ''Nha raiz'' (or ''Nha rais'', ''My roots'') in 2004 with the participation of renowned Cape Verdean musicians and ''Dixi Rubera'' in 2007 where he continued the path of popular rhythms and interior styles of Santiago including batuque,

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and funaná along with Latin influences. He was also a virtuoso guitarist, he took part in Cape Verdean music festivals including Gamboa and

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and abroad especially Portugal and the 32nd Dunya Festival in the Netherlands. He died at the age of 32 of a car accident as his vehicle fell 50 meters into the ravine. His body was found two days later.

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Biography, Discography and Audio Samples of Vadú at Mindelo infoAudio samples of his Concert Appearances
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