Padú del Caribe
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Padú del Caribe is an Aruban musician and songwriter who has 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.
Aruba Dushi Tera
Aruba Dushi Tera is the national anthem of Aruba. It is a waltz written by Juan Chabaya Lampe and composed by Rufo Wever. It was accepted as the anthem on March 18, 1976...
", a waltz
Waltz
The waltz is a ballroom and folk dance in time, performed primarily in closed position.- History :There are several references to a sliding or gliding dance,- a waltz, from the 16th century including the representations of the printer H.S. Beheim...
that is now the national anthem
National anthem
A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a nation's government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people.- History :Anthems rose to prominence...
for Aruba and was long a rallying cry for separation from the Netherlands Antilles
Netherlands Antilles
The Netherlands Antilles , also referred to informally as the Dutch Antilles, was an autonomous Caribbean country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, consisting of two groups of islands in the Lesser Antilles: Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao , in Leeward Antilles just off the Venezuelan coast; and Sint...
, which was achieved in 1986.