Padú del Caribe
Aruban musician
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| Intro | Aruban musician | |
| Places | Aruba Netherlands | |
| was | Musician Composer Poet | |
| Work field | Literature Music | |
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| Birth | 26 April 1920, Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands | |
| Death | 28 November 2019Oranjestad, Aruba (aged 99 years) | |
| Star sign | Taurus |
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Biography
Padú del Caribe (Father of the Caribbean, born Juan Chabaya Lampe; April 26, 1920 – November 28, 2019) was an Aruban musician and songwriter who had been recording and composing for several decades. He wrote "Aruba Dushi Tera", a waltz that is now the national anthem for Aruba and was long a rallying cry for separation from the Netherlands Antilles, which was achieved in 1986.
Juan Chabaya Lampe died on November 28, 2019, at his home in Oranjestad, Aruba, aged 99.