Wilfred Gerald "Wilfy" Rebimbus (2 April 1942 – 9 March 2010) was an Indian singer-songwriter, lyricist and playwright famed for his Konkani and Tulu language compositions.
[1] Hailing from a Mangalorean Catholic family, Wilfy was born on 2 April 1942 to Landeline Rebimbus and Magdeline Mendonca in Mangalore.
He had started composing Konkani songs at the age of 14 and authored his first drama Poixeancho Sonvsar (The World of Money) when he was 15 and staged it through the St. Joseph's Natak Sangh.
[9] Antony Mavrel Lobo of Christ University, Bangalore, has done a thesis in July 2019 on Representation of Konkani music and culture through the works of Wilfy Rebimbus.
They also sing and compose music, and have continued their father's legacy by releasing an album in 2011 Tum Maka Hav Tuka.
On 13 June 2010, Bishop Dr. Aloysius Paul D’Souza conferred the title Pro Ecclesia Et Pontifice awarded by Pope Benedict XVI on Konkan Kogul Wilfy Rebimbus posthumously during the Mass held at the prominent Milagres Church of Mangalore.
[12] After his death at the age of 67, his mortal remains were kept for public viewing at the St. Joseph's Seminary Church at Jeppu in Mangaluru on March 11, 2010.
[13] He was survived by his wife Meena, daughter Veena, son-in-law Arthur, son, Vishwas, daughter-in-law Charlene, and grandchildren Arvin and Anna.