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A child prodigy, Agusto Cego (Blind Agusto) was born in 1960 at the small village of Bobossó, Fogo, Cape Verde. He began playing the ukulele at the age of eight (8) and the guitar at eleven (11). By the time he lost his vision at the age of fourteen (14), he had mastered both instruments.

Self-taught, Agusto is a multi-talented musician who dominates many musical instruments, including the violin, clarinet, saxophone, flute, ukulele, harmonica, piano, and six and ten string guitars. In addition, he is a gifted singer with a beautiful mellow voice.

The Boston Globe, in its Music headline - “Giving voice to Cape Verde” – referred to Agusto Cego as “A warmly swinging singer; if he does not have Evora’s depth (and who does?), he is more imaginative in his phrasing and rhythm, and has the same gentle intimacy and old-time acoustic feel. (6/16/00)”

Since 1993, Agusto has represented his native island of Fogo and Cape Verde in numerous national and internation...