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                             Meet our Aruban trailblazers:
                                         Padu Lampe


            (Oranjestad)—This    week                                 ness first-hand, was the first
            we    remember    one    of                               radio  broadcast  on  the  is-
            our  most  beloved  Aru-                                  land  on  March  20th,  1954.
            ban  giant,  Juan  Chabaya                                Here,  he  was  accompa-
            Lampe—better  known  as                                   nied  by  Antillean  guitarist
            Padu  Lampe  or  Padu  del                                Julian  Coco  and  Hubert
            Caribe. As one of the most                                “Loi” Booi.
            important  and  renowned
            artists in the Aruban cultural                            In the art world, Padu was
            sphere, Padu’s long career                                also a known painter. Dur-
            led  him  to  be  honored  to-                            ing  his  youth,  he  made
            day  as  “the  father  of  cul-                           several  painting  using  his
            ture.”                                                    unique  style.  In  1939,  he
                                                                      participated  in  an  art  ex-  by  the  Prince  Bernhard  nity.
            On  April  26th,  1920,  Juan                             hibit in New York, where he  Funds Netherlands Antilles.   Padu  will  always  be  in
            Chabaya  Lampe  “Padu                                     won a bronze medal for his  Besides  that,  Padu  passed  Aruba’s  heart,  because
            Lampe/Padu  del  Caribe”     he  showed  innovations  in   painting  “Typical  View  of  his exam on “Society to Ad-  he  had  composed  various
            was  born  in  Nassaustraat,   his  compositions.  Lastly,   Aruba.”                   vanced  Ethical  Hypnosis”  special  songs  dedicated
            Oranjestad. He grew up in    Padu  was  a  promoter  of   Padu  remained  a  popular  in  1964  in  New  Jersey.  He  to  the  mothers  of  the  is-
            a  happy  musical  environ-  Creole  music  around  the   artist within the Dutch Antil-  received  a  certificate  as  land; his song “Sonrisa di un
            ment, and it is because of   world.                       les and the Caribbean as a  a  hypnotechnician,  which  baby”  (“A  baby’s  Smile”)
            this  that  he  developed  a   One of the most important   pianist,  singer,  author  and  gave  him  the  authority  to  has  been  written  in  three
            love for music. Starting from   moments in Aruban history,   painter.  Padu  Lampe  was  practice  hypnosis  in  some  different  languages.  Padu
            the age of 12, he was ag-    in which he was able to wit-  a local artist who became  states.                       also wrote our national an-
            ile in the clarinet, mandolin                             renowned  in  Venezuela,  Over  the  course  of  his  ca-  them  “Aruba  Dushi  Tera”,
            and cuatro. Henry Lampe,                                  Colombia,  The  U.S.  and  reer,  he  received  many  along with Mr. Rufo Wever.
            his father, was also a well-                              The Netherlands too. In the  accolades  and  awards  in  This song was approved by
            known  pianist  and  musi-                                1950s, he sold no less than  Aruba,  Curacao,  Venezu-    the  government  of  Aruba
            cian.                                                     50  thousand  copies  of  his  ela and the Netherlands.   and  was  named  the  offi-
            In a publication of the infor-                            long-playing albums (LPs).   Padu  del  Caribe  passed  cial anthem of the island in
            mative  seminar,  “Observ-                                Padu  Lampe  was  a  multi-  away  on  November  29th,  1976.
            er”,  from  august  1st,  1962,                           faceted  artist,  inspired  by  2019, at the age of 99 years
            Padu’s  many  merits  and                                 his  interest  in  parapsychol-  old. Padu brought the Aru-  Other  songs  that  have
            friendly  personality  stood                              ogy and supernatural phe-    ban  culture  around  the  been considered as being
            out. It was said that he was                              nomenon.  He  wrote  three  world.  His  legacy  will  re-  almost  a  second  anthem
            an  excellent  pianist  with  a                           books  in  Papiamento  on  main  ingrained  in  the  Aru-  for  Arubans  is  the  special
            personal  style  and  full  of                            the  subject  in  1986,  which  ban  cultural  history,  and  composition  he  wrote  for
            surprises. Secondly, though                               was  published  by  the  Aru-  he will be known forever as  his wife Daisy Croes called
            the composer was not too                                  ban  National  Printing  Press  one  of  the  most  influential  “Abo   so”.   Daisy   later
            familiar  with  music  theory,                            with  sponsorship  provided  trailblazers  of  our  commu-  passed away in 1994.q
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