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We all know that music can set the scene for any occasion. It can make you feel sad when it reminds you of a memory of someone you loved.  Music can also bring you happiness and pump you up for things to come.  Music has been a huge part of my life, especially Samoan music.  Here are our favourite Samoan songs and why.     La’u Lupe Ua Lele When I was learning Samoan at university we had to do a group performance of a Samoan song.  La’u Lupe Ua Lele was the song we chose and is one of...

The award-winning Web series Baby Mama’s Club recently released the second instalment of their series, the prequel. I was completely in love with the Baby Mama’s Club since the first season.  I was a single mother for so long and I connected to the stories of the characters, so I had huge expectations of the second part. I was looking forward to being entertained by issues faced by single mothers but instead, I was kept laughing by so many other topics. My top 3 loves of Baby Mama’s Club the prequel are: Hold Men Accountable Usually, you will see that...

As you know, I will always support our Samoan arts and events where possible.  I was so excited to see Hibiscus and Ruthless. I pre-purchased my ticket and made sure I had the best seat in the cinema. The day before I was supposed to go I was hospitalised...FML. I made sure that my sister and son went in my place. Their praise for the movie made me want to watch it even more. I had to go as a loner in a cinema that was filled mainly with couples, but I had the whole back row to myself so...

There is nothing more Samoan than wearing a sei. It is worn by both the men and the women, old and the young, single, taken and confused. My grandmother would always wear a sei in her ear. She would usually grab a hibiscus from the garden. If there was no hibiscus she would find a frangipani or even an orchid. It was as if she was incomplete without a sei. Sometimes we don't always have access to a fresh sei so we opt for beautiful sei made by wonderful people such as Hina Lei Floral Design. Today on Fai Mai Tyla we...