Eduíno Teixeira “Dudu” Araújo (born September 5, 1961) is a Cape Verdean singer, mostly known for his powerful, baritone voice. He specializes in morna and coladera. Native of Mindelo, Sao Vicente, where he grew up, Dudu was attracted to music, especially when his childhood friends used to dream of becoming great guitarists. At the age of nine Dudu started his relationship with music. Contrary to his colleagues, the guitar, the piano and tile drumming did not fascinate him as much as the microp...
Eduíno Teixeira “Dudu” Araújo (born September 5, 1961) is a Cape Verdean singer, mostly known for his powerful, baritone voice. He specializes in morna and coladera. Native of Mindelo, Sao Vicente, where he grew up, Dudu was attracted to music, especially when his childhood friends used to dream of becoming great guitarists.
At the age of nine Dudu started his relationship with music. Contrary to his colleagues, the guitar, the piano and tile drumming did not fascinate him as much as the microphone. He first started using homemade mockup instruments. Dudu's first true microphone was offered to him by a former member of the group Chave d'Fendas. It still didn't work, but it would serve as the only true instrument amongst other DIY instruments.
Orphaned at the age of 6, Dudu Araujo spent his childhood grieving on the island of San Vicente. Out of all his brothers, he was the only one living with his mother, therefore most of his time was spent between his studies and home chores. During his adolescence, Dudu organized his first band called "Jovens Unidos", along with Tito Paris, Toi Paris, Voginha and Bau, other great musicians who have emerged to maintain respectable careers in the Cape Verdean music industry. Trained by Ti Goi, one of the great mentors of the Cape Verdean culture, the group finally conquered a place under the sun, in São Vicente. They mostly played music of the occasion such as those of Roberto Carlos, Nilton César and other artists being played on the radio.
The band had some success and performed mostly in Cape Verde. From this experience, Dudu went on to lead other good bands such as "0s Gaiados" and perhaps the most famous, the Kings band, in which most of his recognition came from. A fan base was formed. Dudu went on to travel the world and had the chance to meet powerhouse musicians such as Miriam Makeba, Manu Dibango and many others. Throughout his career, spanning approximately twenty years, Dudu only recorded three LP's before launching his first CD. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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