Ced Ride Mi Bon Amigunan di Mi BIDA My Best Friends

CEDRIC RIDDERPLAAT (CEDRIDE)
While I use the artistic name CEDRIDE, I was born Cedric Ridderplaat on 14 of July 1944, fourth child in a large family in the colourful Otrabanda neighbourhood of CURAÇAO.
From very small I was captivated and inspired by the sounds, words, expressions and rhythms of voices
and instruments of daily life of the “barrio”.
Influenced from early by the local greats, I sang in children’s choirs, progressing to youth vocal groups and musical bands over the island.
My father admonished me “to learn Papiamento correctly, and the history of the language and our people” if I really persisted on becoming a singer/composer/writer rather that an architect.
My vocation has since been the development of my talents and expressing such to serve the culture, language and awareness of identity of my people.
I am grateful to have been blessed with talents in my vocation, allowing me to travel the world, have wonderful experiences, form lasting and stimulating friendships and give back to my people.
Above all is the love and appreciation my local society and people all over the world have shown, enriching me far beyond expectation or imagination.
This has resulted a.o. in awards and recognition locally and internationally like -First Mass in Papiamentu 1967 (MisaAlegre);
-Tambu di Oro in 1969 in Curaçao (golden drum);
- Festival Internacional de la Voz y de la Canción’ in Puerto Rico 1973;
-First Concert with Big Band in Curaçao 1975;
-The Cola Debrot Award 1999 (literary award)
-Royal Condecoration Kingdom of the Netherlands 2004;
-Official Recognition by the Cuban Government in 2004;
-Official Recognition by the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in 2013;
In the course of my career many of my songs and compositions have become classics and evergreens in Curaçao and the Papiamentu diaspora.
All my creative efforts, especially the musical and literary ones, breathe the pulses, the language, the heritage and the culture of my cherished people, who inter continue to support me and my offerings As I matured I started wrting more and developing my talents in the plastic arts., producing may well received paintings and sculptures.
The following is an extensive (still incomplete) summation of relevant distinctions, awards and publications:
Anekso:
1. Produkshon i Grabashonnan di Ced Ride:
45 RPM:
‘Never say Goodbye’ (komposishon di Arquímides Tomasa, ku Estrellas del Caribe arreglo di Edgar Gachi Supriano)
Nos Corsou (Aristo Combo areglo di Juan Camelia)
Heartbreakers: Mother’s Day areglo di Papachi Isenia
Mainta Tempran (Jorge Taveras i orkesta)
Ban Komuniká (idem) / Let’s communicate
LP.:
1966 Misa Alegre ku kor ‘Pan Pa Mi Ruman’
1969 Los Dangers ‘Navidad Sin Padre’
1971 Curacao Window to the World
1978 Den dje - Right in it (realisá na Italia produkshon Aldo Pagani)
1984 Traces (realisá na Sto Domingo i New York arreglo i kondukshon Jorge Taveras) 1990 Pelikulá Ava i Gabriel komposishon kansion tema
CD:
1992 Poeta kanta (poesia na papiamentu musikalisá inédito)
1996: Biña mas bieu, mas bon (ku areglonan di Glenn Gadum i Rignald Mambre) 1998: Ta yu di Kòrsou mi ta (areglonan di Glenn Gadum i Hershel Rosario)
1999: CD ku Boy Thodé ‘Mama e flor di mas bunita’
2000: Kanto di Pasku Ku areglonan di Ronchi Mathew i Hershel Rosario)
2008: Maestro Amor (ku areglonan di Hershel Rosario)
Otro publikashonnan:
‘Kibrando ku Silensio’, Poesia na Papiamentu, Ced Ride, 12 di òktober 2000
‘Het belang van een schatkist en een praktisch cultuurbeleid.’ Den: Ñapa, Amigoe, 24 di aprel 1993
‘Ced Ride indrukwekkend in Vijfentwintig jaar Navidad sin Padre’, Ieteke Witteveen, Den: Amigoe 28 di desèmber 1993
‘De mentale revolutie van Ced Ride, in Latijns Amerika Dagen’, 1994
‘Poëtisch hart en de kunst van Communicatie’, I. Witteveen, Den: Ñapa, Amigoe, 1e di Aprel 1994
‘Muzikale bloemlezing van Ced Ride. De kwaliteit van oude wijn’, Ieteke Witteveen, Den: Amigoe 15 di yanüari 1997
‘Ta yu di Korsou mi ta’ Rudsel van Lamoen, Den: Extra, 27 di Mart 1999
‘Ced Ride bezingt eigen identiteit in nieuwe cd’, Ieteke Witteveen, den: Amigoe, 29 di Mart 1999
The Cola Debrot Award for Ced Ride by Dr. Frank Martinus Arion, den Colors ‘The Multicultural Caribbean Revieu 1999 (vol 2 No 5)
Premio ku Distinshon:

1968: ‘TAMBU di ORO’ komo Kompositor.
1973: Ganador apsoluto ‘II Festival Internacional de la Voz y de la Canción” di Puerto Rico.
1978: Mihó aktor ‘Festival Internashonal de Actores y Drama’ na Aruba.
1979: Ganador Disko de Oro ‘Mi no ke bo mas’.
1983: Finalista di Oro AFestival Canción Folclórica Meditour@ na Portugal. 1997: ‘Premio Tapushi di Oro’ (pa literatura i músika).
1999: Premio Meritorio Nashonal ‘COLA DEBROT', rekonosimentu honorífico máximo kultural.
2000: Premio Mi Granito, kultura popular.
2001: Premio Mi Granito, kultura popular.
2004: Premio Arte di Palabra.
2004: Kondekorashon Altu di Kas Real Hulandes komo :‘RIDDER IN DE ORDE VAN ORANJE NASSAU’.
2004 Distinshon Altu di Cuba – Santiago Premio Máksimo ‘JOSE MARIA HEREDIA’
2005 Promé Eksposishon di Arte Plástiko, pintura den’ Kura’i Noia’ Emmastad
2009 EXPOCED di Arte Plástiko, den CCC Emmastad .
2010 Gran Selebrashon di 50 aña CED RIDE sirbiendo Kultura i Sosiedat di pais Curaçao.
2011 Alto Placa de Reconocimiento del Gobierno Bolivariano y Artistas del Estado Falcon
2011 Entrega di Busto original di Luchador pa Emansipashon di Coro y Venezuela ‘José Leonardo Chirinos’, na Gobiernu Falconiano Bolivariano, na nòmber di hinter pueblo di Kòrsou.
2012 Homenaheado ‘ Un Kanto pa Pais Kòrsou 2012 ‘
2014 Oktober Selebrashon 55 aña Formá pa mi idioma (55 aña Farandula) - CD Kolekshon Hitnan di oro di Ced Ride
- Presentashon Ced Ride i su Banda Folklor
2015 - Produkshon i Presentashon Selebrashon islanan Aruba Boneiru
i Aprel na Aruba, Na Juli Na Boneiru i Na Kòrsou 14, 15, 16, 17 di Novèmber den Because Ent, Center
- Presentashon di 2ndo CD Poesia Kanta
- Presentashon Magno huntu Boy Thode i Tony Sherman de WTC Desèmber
2016 - Konsierto Gala na Groningen i na Den Haag ku Boy Thode i Tony Sherman Dia di Mama (CD)
2017 patria AMor song writen by CEd Ride for Un Kanto pa Kòrsou
2020 - Biba Kòrsou Critical song on covid pandemic
2021 - Un konsenchi skondí , second critical sonf on covid a9 worl show and pandemic
2022 Ced Ride ft. Ebony Albertus with the song "Mi ta Enamorá di Bo!
New songs being released by his Friend Hershel Rosario