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

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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.