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local Thursday 1 augusT 2024
Meet our Aruban trailblazers:

Padu Lampe

(Oranjestad)—This week we Printing Press with sponsor-
remember one of our most ship provided by the Prince
beloved Aruban giant, Juan Bernhard Funds Netherlands
Chabaya Lampe—better Antilles.
known as Padu Lampe or Besides that, Padu passed
Padu del Caribe. As one of his exam on “Society to Ad-
the most important and re- vanced Ethical Hypnosis”
nowned artists in the Aruban in 1964 in New Jersey. He
cultural sphere, Padu’s long received a certificate as
career led him to be hon- a hypnotechnician, which
ored today as “the father of gave him the authority to
culture.” practice hypnosis in some
states.
On April 26th, 1920, Juan Over the course of his career,
Chabaya Lampe “Padu he received many acco-
Lampe/Padu del Caribe” lades and awards in Aruba,
was born in Nassaustraat, Curacao, Venezuela and
Oranjestad. He grew up in tions in his compositions. cal View of Aruba.” the Netherlands.
a happy musical environ- Lastly, Padu was a promoter Padu remained a popular Padu del Caribe passed
ment, and it is because of of Creole music around the artist within the Dutch Antil- away on November 29th,
this that he developed a love world. les and the Caribbean as a 2019, at the age of 99 years
for music. Starting from the One of the most important pianist, singer, author and old. Padu brought the Aru-
age of 12, he was agile in moments in Aruban history, in painter. Padu Lampe was ban culture around the
the clarinet, mandolin and which he was able to witness a local artist who became world. His legacy will remain
cuatro. Henry Lampe, his fa- first-hand, was the first radio renowned in Venezuela, ingrained in the Aruban cul-
ther, was also a well-known broadcast on the island on Colombia, The U.S. and The tural history, and he will be “Aruba Dushi Tera”, along
pianist and musician. March 20th, 1954. Here, he Netherlands too. In the 1950s, known forever as one of the with Mr. Rufo Wever. This
In a publication of the infor- was accompanied by An- he sold no less than 50 thou- most influential trailblazers of song was approved by the
mative seminar, “Observer”, tillean guitarist Julian Coco sand copies of his long-play- our community. government of Aruba and
from august 1st, 1962, Padu’s and Hubert “Loi” Booi. ing albums (LPs). Padu will always be in Aruba’s was named the official an-
many merits and friendly per- In the art world, Padu was Padu Lampe was a multifac- heart, because he had com- them of the island in 1976.
sonality stood out. It was said also a known painter. During eted artist, inspired by his in- posed various special songs Other songs that have been
that he was an excellent pia- his youth, he made several terest in parapsychology and dedicated to the mothers of considered as being almost a
nist with a personal style and painting using his unique supernatural phenomenon. the island; his song “Sonrisa di second anthem for Arubans
full of surprises. Secondly, style. In 1939, he participat- He wrote three books in Pa- un baby” (“A baby’s Smile”) is the special composition he
though the composer was ed in an art exhibit in New piamento on the subject in has been written in three dif- wrote for his wife Daisy Croes
not too familiar with music York, where he won a bronze 1986, which was published ferent languages. Padu also called “Abo so”. Daisy later
theory, he showed innova- medal for his painting “Typi- by the Aruban National wrote our national anthem passed away in 1994. q

Aruba’s neighborhoods; the meaning behind their names

Just like any other coun- Anabui/Tierra Del Sol by both locals and tourists.
try, Aruba has unique and This neighborhood can be
beautifully named neighbor- seen on Van Raders map Angochi
hoods that all form a part of and Werbata as Anna Boei. This name can be seen on
its culture and development. Anna Boei is a name of which the Werbata map with little
Many of these names have there isn’t much information and cursive letters. It is the
a historical background and about its origin. unofficial name for the area
meaning that teaches us The best historians were able given by a tenant to the land
about the island and its rich to deduce is that this name that was rented to him.
culture every day. came to be because of a The biggest probability that
miscommunication between historians believe is that it
With this series, we want to Van Spengler and the na- comes from native descent,
take you on a journey of dis- tives who were living on the juice of a cassava, which ing of shooting by militia during the time in the 19th
covery, where you’ll learn island. In the Arawak/Taino together would mean “the and latero n Korps Marin- century where Mestizos still
not only the beautiful names language one can find the best juice of a cassava”. iers (the marines of Aruba). lived on Aruba. The name
but the history behind it that word Anaiboa, which con- If one assumes that the actu- By the end of the previous can’t really be explain and
gives it life and meaning. sists of Ana meaning flower al word heard was Anaboio century a large part of Ana- according to books on its his-
or the best and Iboa; the instead, consisting of Ana bui was developed to have tory seems to be more of a
meaning the best and Boio luxurious villas and a golf sign of corruption.
(bohio); house, the iteration course, which lead to it get-
of Anabui would mean “the ting the name Tierra Del Sol, However, it seems to come
best house.” This is the origin Spanish for Land of the Sun. from combining A(n), which
that has been more or less The name is not an official is a generalizing prefix and
speculated and assumed name, but the name of the Goeiza, which means ‘the
for the word Anabui and it’s development proyect that spirit of a living man’. Ango-
meaning. took place. It is hoped that chi remains more of a guess.
During the second world the original and ‘old’ name
war and later, this area was of Anabui is never lost and This neighborhood’s abbre-
used as a terrain for train- now it will be remembered viation is; An.q