The Song That Intro’d David Tua At His Knockout Match Against Cameron

Posted: October 19, 2009 | Author: | Filed under: Breaking News, Community, Current, Honour & Tribute, Lighter Moments, NZPacific, sports | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

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Lole won best female artist at Pacific Music Awards in New Zealand last year. She is a musical force to be reckoned with. Her voice has a power and a presence that packs a punch leaving listeners dazzled by her ability to capture the essence of pivotal moments in Samoa’s past and present history. Our editor interviewed Lole at those awards, as the editor for NiuFM at the time, and asked her about the inspiration behind this song which she first recorded in 2007.

She said she wrote this track in honour of the Samoan soldiers who had died in Iraq. In proportion to its population, American Samoa had suffered the heaviest casualty of any country, she had said.

MySpace Music shows that she’ll be heading to New Zealand this month to perform a tsunami benefit concert at TelstraCentre, Manukau on the 30th October 2009 at 7pm. Tickets are $25.

I haven’t heard anything about it until I read MySpace Music so glad to read she’s on her way to New Zealand. Go see her.

Time To Chant Support For David Tua

Posted: September 29, 2009 | Author: | Filed under: NZPacific, sports | Tags: , | Leave a comment

Okay everybody it’s time to cheer for David Tua ahead of this weekend’s boxing match against Shane Cameron. Bring It On.

Like most, if not all of you, my prayers for success will be with David Tua. Not that I dislike Cameron at all. In any other setting, he’s probably a nice enough guy. He just happens to be going against one of the sons of Samoa living here in Aotearoa. On this occasion, national pride is at stake here so I’d be stupid to back anyone but Tua. I’m not necessarily a fan of boxing for leisure activity…except for these big matches, nothing like it I’m afraid.

Boxer David Tua with wife Robina at Pacific Music Awards 2009

Boxer David Tua with wife Robina at Pacific Music Awards 2009

There’s also a lot at stake here.

Things like Samoan and Pacific pride. It becomes more and more real as D-day draws near.

So between now and Saturday, I’m cheering out loud for a Samoan boy from South Side who’s gone through a lot in the last few years.

That aside, it would be easy to forget that he came from humble beginnings . The boxing ring is where it all began for Tua.

He has worked hard for it. That’s evident from the shape he’s now in.

I’m hoping with all hope that the boxing ring continues to be the place where he goes on to better years ahead.

Go Tuaman!

(Oh and while I’m at it…just because I am cheering for Tua boxing on Saturday…this does not mean I want any particular young men in my life, let’s see, aged between 16 and 19, to think that I’m okay with them entering the boxing ring one day. Aaah, no way.)

Back to Tua. Go for it Saturday.