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local Thursday 17 July 2025

Drunken Fish: Where the sea meets the beat

tails. Sip on a Blackberry Mojito and
dance under the stars, because at
Drunken Fish, every meal comes with a
side of rhythm.

Drunken Fish Kitchen is open during the
week from 11am till 11pm.
On Fridays and Saturdays from 11am
till 12am.While the bar team entertains
you at the weekend till 2am.
Daily Fish Has daily happy hours from
5pm-7pm and from 9pm-10pm.

ORANJESTAD – Get ready to dive in a sea of flavor en Platters loaded with jumbo shrimp,
at Drunken Fish, where we serve the island’s freshest Crunchy Grouper Fillet or golden cala-
and finest seafood with a splash of tropical flavor. mari rings. Our Tuna, chicken and beef
burgers are crafted to perfection and
Thanks to our local fishermen who deliver their daily our chicken wings are a must try favor-
catch straight to our kitchen , each bite bursts with ite.
authentic island goodness.
When the sun sets, the party begins!
Feast on Vibrant Mahi Mahi, whole snapper or ten- Join us for high energy DJ Nights, where
der grouper fillets, or dig into our legendary Drunk- the music flows as freely as our cock-

Ever heard of the cah’i orgel?

A key instrument in Aruban folklore music

(Oranjestad)—The cah’i or- came from either England ban national anthem. gel is a music box. made from
gel music box is an impor- or Germany, but made its mahogany wood, it contains
tant and unique instrument way to Italy down to Ven- Rufo Wever was a young a cylinder with a maximum
that is used on the ABC is- ezuela, where in 1881, Mr. musician in 1937 when he of eight music pieces. By ro-
lands in the Dutch Caribbe- Horatio Sprock (1866-1949) established his own cah’i tating the lever on the front
an. This instrument is a staple from Curacao was first in- orgel business on the island. side of the box, the cah’i or-
in our folklore music, and its troduced to it. After that, Before that he experimented gel produces music similar to
significance in the traditions Sprock made his own cah’i with his uncle’s cah’i orgel, that of a piano, and is ac-
of Aruba has and continues orgel “Josefina”, and suc- and he over the years he companied often by some- such as the Aruban waltz,
to bring together the old and cessfully debuted it on the learned to build and repair one else playing the “wiri”, a tumba, mazurka and more.
young. streets of Barquisimeto. Back the instrument. In fact, he percussion instrument made
in Curacao, he started his was incredibly skilled in this, out of steel and reminiscent Fun fact: another name for
The origin of the cah’i orgel own cah’i orgel business and he was one of the few to the Spanish guiro. Back the cah’i orgel is the “tin-
is said to have come from along with his brother Luis. to have recognized from the then, you would often also gilingi box.”q
Europe around 150 years In Aruba, it is said that the start that the cah’i orgel is find someone playing the
Source: “E Cilinder Magico
ago. A cross breed between cah’i orgel was introduced an instrument that needs triangle alongside the cah’i entre Aruba y Curaçao” by
the barrel piano and the or- by Rufo Wever, who later in preserving. orgel and wiri. In Aruba, the Marilyn Alcalá-Wallé, Herta
gan, the most popular sto- his career became one of cah’i orgel and wiri is used Parabirsing-Balentina and Ni-
ries said that the instrument the composers for the Aru- As mentioned, the cah’i or- for traditional music genres, dia Rosaria-Wallé.