I Love the Islands reaches Samoa
From the Samoa Observer (link to original article with photographs follows)
Samoa welcomed its own when they came to perform for love and friendship during the tsunami relief concert. The Gymnasium 1 at Tuana’imato was a place of fun and laughter on Friday night. Hosts Epati Tamati and actor Teuila Blakely, originally from Malie, made the night even more fun. “It’s an inspirational night Samoa,” were the words from Ms Blakely.
Tamati in Samoan made the spirit of the night live.
First on stage were Pago artists, Rasmus and Ekredible who brought a loud roar from the audience, especially the youths, when the number one song, “Pretty little teine” rang out.
Next on stage was famous Devolo which rocked the audience with a couple of numbers which are also popular here in Samoa.
Digicel Samoa, who is the major sponsor for this show, did their Free Money Digi Vault promotion. There was a roar when the first winner stepped in to grab as much as he could from the $3000 available. He got $840. The second winner due to the vault problem was given $1000 by Digicel Samoa.
The night continued with the famous Yandall Sisters which had even the older ones rocking the night away.
They sang some old numbers and Samoan songs which are rarely heard nowadays. The band played up a storm while these three sisters from New Zealand danced and sang.
The Adeaze group brought a big roar in the house when they sang their first number “Na ou moemiti i le a’ai” which was dedicated to all the victims of the tsunami and their cousin Peter Letiu. The brothers sang three numbers before saying goodbye to the crowd.
After performances from other well-known artists from New Zealand, a chance was given for all Samoan- New Zealand artists to present their monetary donations to all villages affected. These donations were raised from a concert put together by these famous artists in New Zealand.
Poutasi received $50,000 as did Lalomanu while a $150,000 cheque went to all villages affected.
Annie Crummer was the next to perform with a couple of old numbers for the audience. To wrap up the night were mixtures of R&B from the popular Savage and Scribe with Devolo backing up.
It will be night many will not forget.
The proceedings of this concert will go to the rebuilding efforts for the families affected by the tsunami.
Original story:
http://www.samoaobserver.ws/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14925&Itemid=62







































