The Dutch Caribbean can be defined as a group of Caribbean Islands that are a part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. These include Aruba, Curacao, Sint Maarten, Sint Eustatius, Bonaire, and Saba. These islands were seen as useless when the Spanish Discovered it. The artist and country we will be focusing on is Aruba. Aruba was also classed as useless but it was later discovers that Aruba had Gold. The central Artist of focus will be Rufo Weber. Weber was born in 191 and died 1977, He is known to make contributions to Aruba and music such as the national anthem of Aruba, a music school was named after him, and He was a close friend to Juan Lampe.
Firstly, we can look at Aruba Dushi Tera translates to Aruba Sweet land. It is the National Anthem of Aruba. It was written by Lampe and composed by Weber. This song was written as aruba was looking for a national anthem However the song itself was very popular before then. The song itself talks about Aruba's beautiful beaches and the beauty in its native peoples.
Nationel anthem Aruba
Arubanita- This piece was written in the 1950s and it consist of piano as the solo instrument as well as some percussion instruments. I enjoy the piece because it is very joyful and lively. It is a waltz that can be danced to and it was composed by Weber during the visit of Queen Julianna
Sambas- A samba is also known as a lively dance. most likely Rufo was inspired by Aruban carnival festivals and this sing was written to celebrate local Culture of Aruba.
Pensando is another waltz composed for duet piano by Weber. It is a lively and quirky piece for dancing as well
Gangelhoff, C., & LeGrand, C. (2019). Tour de force: A musical journey of the Caribbean. Sound Caribbean.
Great artist choice using Rufo Wever, and I love the blog color (orange is such a vibrant color)!
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