Padú del Caribe

Padú del Caribe (Father of the Caribbean, born Juan Chabaya Lampe; April 26, 1920^[1] – November 28, 2019) was an Aruban musician and songwriter who had 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.

His music was featured in the 2013 film Abo So.^[2]

Juan Chabaya Lampe died on November 28, 2019, at his home in Oranjestad, Aruba, aged 99.^[3]

The statue of Padú Lampe, Rufo Wever and Hubert (Lio) Booi, the composers of the national anthem of Aruba. This statue is located on Plasa Padú in Oranjestad, Aruba