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Linda Wolff, a trajectory dedicated to folkloric music

ORANJESTAD – Linda was
born on the 9th of May 1955
in Aruba. At a very young
age, she discovered her
love and talent for singing. It
didn’t take long before she
affiliated to the Santa Anna
Choir and began dedicat-
ing to singing at the Santa
Anna church in Noord.

IN 1979, Mr. Jossy Brokke Jr.
organized a Mexican fes-
tival at the Club IOWUA,
and here Linda participat-
ed singing the song ‘Los
Laureles’ and was among
the 10 finalists. She went
on to represent Aruba in
the grand Mexican Festival
of the Antilles, which took
place at the Holiday Inn ho-
tel in Curaçao. Linda gave
a beautiful performance in 5th place. The following Placentero would animate
that night. Back then, Linda year in the same festival this night with rhythm and
wa spart of the Mariachi she won second place. flavor for tourists and locals
Montañeros of Noord. In 2018, Linda received a to enjoy, and Linda was
well-deserved award at the already part of the group
Since that time, Linda con- Cas di Cultura, awarded by singing and moving to the
tinued dedicating to sing- Fundacion Artistar during a rhythm to the songs of their
ing and continued dem- Mexican music festival for own production.
onstrating her talent and children and youth. Linda
gaining experience as a took guitar lessons and she During her trajectory with
singer of Ranchera music. was accompanying herself this group, Linda sang many
Gospel, Dande, Tumba for her favorite songs. times at family parties and
Linda Wolff was the main and a festival dedicated to In 1994 she participated in any celebration through-
singer of Mariachi Gua- our Flag and Anthem, 18th the grand Festival Tipico y After a while, Linda inte- out the year. She partici-
darincana for a long time, of March and folkloric mu- Dande and she was the first grated into the group Lirios pated in different festivals
where Linda would sing at sic. finalist in the female cat- del Campo by invitation and had the opportunity
family parties, birthdays, In many occasions, Linda egory. and was directed by Mr. Vi- of recording different songs
weddings and other spe- was a finalist in these festi- In 2010, Linda participated cente Tromp, with Linda as for the yearend, many of
cial activities. She contin- vals by showing her beauti- in the Gospel Festival – Sol- singer and guitarist. them composed by Mr.
ued participating in most ful voice in each song. diers of Christ and finished Linda also sang in the pop- Robert Maduro.
Mexican festivals, show- ular group The New Dimen-
casing her love for this mu- sion, before she went on to Linda Wolff was a great per-
sic genre, with her sensual join the popular group Pla- son and singer with an un-
voice and an attractive centero Ritmo y Cuerde. matched charisma, hum-
and charismatic personal- ble and charming char-
ity which proved popular Linda was part of Placen- acter, always cheerful. On
among those loving the tero Ritmo y Cuerde for 18th of January our people
mariachi music. many years. said our final goodbyes to
Back in 1993, when Sea- Linda in sadness but con-
In a past interview, Lin- port Market Place would soled by her beautiful and
da said that back when organize weekly activities unforgettable memories.q
she and her cousins were including a Tropical Night,
young teenagers, they
started their own home
‘aguinaldo’ – traditional
Christmas music – and to-
gether at the yearend they
would sing all the Venezue-
lan carols: tucusito, o luna,
fuego al canon etc. show-
ing the joy and union that
they had to enjoy and sing
as a family.

Linda did not stop at ma-
riachi music, but also dedi-
cated herself to music and
singing participating in dif-
ferent festivals, including