Traditional Samoan Medley Wins NZ Choral Competition
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- Опубликовано: 28 авг 2024
- Who would have thought we'd ever hear people who aren't Samoan screaming out "Cheehoo" and singing these sacred songs to perfection! They have been well taught by traditional Samoan instructors. Performing a traditional Samoan arrangement, including hymns, titled Mauga Ole Atu Olo by Ieti MJ Leu'u. Choloration, a combined choir of Westlake Girls and Westlake Boys High School won the top prize at the New Zealand Choral Federation (NZCF) Choir Festival.
Recorded last month at the Dunedin Town Hall by the festival organisers, The Big Sing is the Secondary Schools choir festival for the country. It saw 252 choirs from 150 schools from throughout New Zealand compete for the Platinum Prize. Choral Conductor is Rowan Johnston with Morag Atchinson on percussion. Their video webcast was sponsored by New Zealand on Air and Radio New Zealand Concert.
p.s. watching the video again, sounds like there are cheehoos are coming from a few Samoan boys in the audience lol. Cool. The thank you performance at the end suggests that. Awesome guys and thank you choir. Beautiful hearing another culture pay tribute to those songs, Aotearoa! Thank you!
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My parents who are Samoan and both in their 60's looooooved watching this clip. They couldn't stop bragging about it & couldn't get over the fact that you all pronounced the words correctly far better then most Samoans. Amazing!!
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Probably as well as your grammar.
If I walked outside a church and heard these guys singing...I would never in my life think it was non-Polynesian people singing this...mad respect how New Zealander's embraces its Polynesian culture.
My mother heard me playing this and asked me which church choir this was… the shock on her face when I showed her the video and the actual people singing it.
She was overly amazed and what also gave it that extra flare was hearing the “cheeehooo” which shows how this choir really embraced the Samoan culture for a moment. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
I'm so amazed by these students who can sing my Samoan songs clearly & sweetly. Thanks to You all
Watched it a million times still makes me smile.
Lol ahahahaha tru tru... downloaded it thats why hehe
ME TOO :)
Lol taga you got jokes boy
Only in New Zealand where palagi embrace samoan siva.
In some states in the US they have Poly Club or Pacific Islanders Club at most Middle Schools and High Schools. For example, Washington’s Schools embrace the Island Cultures now in Poly Club and they usually perform Cultural Dances during School Events or School Assembly’s. Our culture is evolving, thanks to Disney and All the Island Celebrities showing our culture to the public.
@@nathanielsasa i dont think that's what he means.. in new Zealand they embraced the native people's culture. On the other hand america completely destroyed the native american people and its culture.
@@martinmartin8666 What do you mean..? Samoans aren’t native to New Zealand.
@@martinmartin8666 You must have not heard of Los Angeles CA the most diverse city in the world embracing all cultures, especially the Samoan culture.
@@remedy1858 California is a single state. NZ is a country that wholeheartedly embraced the native Maori culture, as well all the cultures in it. America has never, and will never do such a thing.
I don't think I could ever get sick of this.. I'm not Samoan but have been learning Samoan songs and dance for 7 years and I feel so proud to see and hear this group perform ❤️ stunning performance
It's in your blood
Who still watching this in 2020....mlo ah le faamalosi
This Canadian is watching 2021
Manai Liaso! Cheers to NZ and Manu Samoa! Missing all that
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To hear the old songs brought to life with new arrangements and harmonies, breathtaking!
Jonah Peko : you must not be Samoan, if you are then you're not very proud of your culture or your people. As a Samoan person, I find the ability of others to embrace our culture and to share it is very admirable. Also, this group had to learn the songs, and dances from someone or a group of someones who made certain that it was done correctly to represent the Samoan culture. They did an awesome job! **and if you're not Samoan, then don't talk about what you don't know -- if you are Samoan then find your pride in your culture and your people cause without it you're lost.
K THANX OH AND HEADS UP I AM SAMOAN....SEE YA...N SORRY...ALOFA IA TE OE...FAASOIFUA.....
As a Maori I am Proud to be apart of this tribute to what we are in aotearoa via 🇼🇸
4-YEARS LATER - If you're watching yourself in this performance as one of the Westlake 'kids' then....THIS WAS AWESOME!!
THANK YOU AND SHOT WESTLAKE!!
CHEEEOOOHUUUUU!!
I'm Tongan and I nearly welled up in tears watching this. We need this kind of thing here in schools within Australia...the Big Sing comp is inspiring. So proud to be Poly! 😍❤️
Years later, still gives me the goosebumps🙌🏽
Every now and then I come back to watch this video to make me smile. The fact that these beautiful teens took the time and patience’s to learn a different language and dance and fully embrace it like it was their own man kudos to you guys!! And whoever helped behind the scenes. I’m a proud Samoan who absolutely loved this and am Honoured to call you all my brothers n sisters thank you and God bless
Malo to all the students, faakaue, faafetai, vinaka and big thanks for taking on the pacific culture
I'm a proud ex-pat of NZ. Westlake Choir, your talent unsurpassed and you nailed it. I've travelled all around the world, but nothing comes close to the multiculturalism in NZ. Your tribute to the Samoan culture, simply beautiful. All the other choirs were amazing, but you guys were extraordinary. I've showed friends in Australia, your music and they are amazed at how diverse NZ is in showing respect to the Maori and Polynesian cultures. Inclusion, not exclusion is the key to success. Thank you for sharing your love of music with us all 😊💗
Who still watches this in 2019.... mad respect malo lava le faafiafia
Gotta Be careful what I say around the palagi people in NZ now.. dangit ahaha
Sole ia ga 😂😂
+doreen tome oka. ou te le fiafia i le kama saiga i le amataga. pati a pati. lol
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+doreen tome malo
Even in Utah a lot of LDS return missionaries who served in Samoa
Respect!! 🇼🇸 Samoa my culture my passion and my pride!!! Thank you to all students and teachers involved!
that last mua o harmony sounded so beautiful
Unbelievable.............great job by the students but my utmost respects to the choir master/teacher and the school for having the balls to run with something like this in such a big competition. Malo lava!
these guys could win the polyfest if they wanted to haha... seki
These guys could win against schools in Samoa
Pretty good don’t ya think.
Against Samoan majority schools? They’re good but not that good 🤣
Still gives me chills in 2021
Wow awesome I'm samoan but now I stay in America..I'm so thankful to those people to try harder to learned our culture thank u
No palagi I know could pull off the "Cheehoo", it always either sounded like a high pitch sneeze or a squeaky kaepu... until I seen this.
Westlake yall did us proud eh.
Shot Westlake!
Bwahahahahahahahha
Ligit the moment I read the word kaepu, I couldn't stop laughing 😂
Sole Keffs CDFU@"Squeaky kaepu"
iKonic lmao me too. Husband thought I was out my mind malo
Squeaky kaipu on da track🤣🤣 man I just cant
I'm a 60 years old Samoan grandmother living in San Francisco, so very very proud of these kids, thank you Pacific Eye Witness for sharing, so very proud to be a Samoan.
To all these students... bravo.. malo lava!!! You have captured the essence of Polynesia... we are a people of all races combined in our blood. The your voices are superb... God bless all of you with your future endeavors as you also take with you a part of Samoa in your hearts and soul ... Faamanuia atu e le Atua outou lumana'i!
It is January 2022 this video is beautiful and expresses joy in their cheerful faces. Great performance Westlake.
As the years pass, this performance of a Samoan hymn LMS Pese 92 and Leafaitulagi will capture the viewer's appreciation
of Polynesian music and dance,
I come back every time for 3:10. Literally GOOSEBUMPS
Y'all make me proud as a polynesian. Excellent job singing especially enunciating the words in my language, very impressive! God bless!
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Embracing one another's culture is what I think God wants to see in 2017 lol. This is beautiful
Watching anything cultural makes me feel emotional because I have so much love and appreciation for the diversity and uniqueness of our planet and ???
This was awesome. The harmonies and especially the last note ! I'm not even Samoan but this was awesome!
this was probably ages ago but I still can't process the thought they performed better than some Samoan schools... BRAVO
Wow ! That was truly one of the most beautiful performances I've heard in Samoan. It's really no surprise that NZ are the forefront of cultural diversity,. Absolutely wonderful.
I'm so happy to see other nationalities embrace our Samoan culture. It is a blessing to hear this and it makes me so very proud of Samoa and our beautiful culture. You all sang beautifully and reminded me of my parents, grandparents and great grandparents singing altogether during family gatherings.
im german samoan part English and after watching this I must say im a very very VERY PROUD SAMOAN!! thank you Westlake! yous did this song justice samoan songs are pretty hard to perfect! but you kids NAILED it! fa'afetai lava
Amazing grace how sweet the sound....music is just that music...
I'm a samoan from New Zealand, they were amazing they totally killed it 👏 They sounded so beautiful great job.
One of the most beautiful things I've ever heard
this was my school backin the days
I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS......THE EMBRACING OF THE SAMOAN PESE, CULTURE AND SUNG WITH UTTER RESPECT................SO SO PROUD WESTLAKE. FA'AFETAI LAVA
Well shit, yall sound like the old people singing. By the way, that is a compliment because for some reason, only the old people can sing all the parts of these melodies correctly without training or practice.
***** What's offensive?
g this reminds of the old school days haha these guys straight killed it 🔥🔥🔥
true bro
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I was very impressed by the prounounciation and singing these guys and gals are ama. to the zing! respect guys
I wish they did these in all schools
even here in aus
I'm a born kiwi in aus and definitely was intrigued by this ..
they need to introduce this into the schools here
culture diversity bringing all peoples together
As a samoan I am so proud of my culture and thank to these kids amazing voices, so beautiful 😊
What the!
Good on them... beautiful
Man, yall are honorary Samoans to me, well donee!
Brings me joy and happiness to know other ethnic groups embrace our Samoan culture and performed our music with grace and beauty!Great job to this school and everyone who took part and putting it together.Thank you this made my day!
Fa'afetai Tele Lava (Samoan for Thank you very Much) Enjoyed it immensely and well done. Can't wait to share this with all the FOLKs, friends and families in Samoa and beyond. If ever in American Samoa, just show me your on this video and stay free at my home (but be ready to sing it one more time, LOL)
THAT WAS AMAZING, DAYM CHILLS ALL THE WAY THROUGH OUT THE WHOLE TIME, need to shake it off lol but seriously, very well done
OMG....Im so in love with dis...
2:02 The girls were bang on and let their femininity shine so bright!! Hand movements were swift and sweet! Boys were equally amazing 👏
Sign of massive respect when Samoans mili'd for Westlake. Always gets me.
I dont no what to say, it was 100% effort and I can see yous been practice so hard to get the words right. Well done!!
Shot from Oakland California USA. That was awesome. Malo lava le taumafai.
Man..... Those kids embrace the culture more than most Sāmoan kids here in the 808 and mainland.... Malō lava le fāeaea
Never get sick of watching this - LOVE IT! Thank you Westlake Boys/Girls for embracing another culture and doing a great job of it, awesome to see. 👏👏
I STILL LOVE THIS💛. Much respect and love !
This makes me proud to be Samoan but then again it was non Samoan people who put in the effort to actually learn our culture out of all the countries in the world.
I can only say WOW!!! What an outstanding performance. I salute you West Lake for making me so proud to be Samoan. God bless you all.
Wow this brings back so many great memories for me. My family and I would sing this song before worship and my grandpa would cover the male chorus. Wonderful memories I'll always have of him when he was alive. Thanks for this!
Without fail, I get goosebumps every time I watch this!! Makes me so proud of my culture!!
I cried when the other school cheered for Westlake at the end
Omg me too 😭 so darn beautiful
THE RESPECT ✊🏾 🤙🏾
Wonderful!!! Well done! Great singing, harmony, and actions.
+Les Sweetman Keep coming back to this, and running through it again. Just so enjoyable. What fine young people perfecting this. I taught at WBHS 68-69, but no multiculturism there then. Then at Tangaroa College 79-88, lived in and learned about the island cultures. Great to see it come together. Would like to see more intercultural exchange between schools.
+Les Sweetman you'd know afew famous faces then bro
+Jules Jerome Yes, I taught Eric Rush and Tawera Nikau, who was also in my form class. Wonderful kids there.
+Les Sweetman To find u here is like meeting up at the poly fest with good friends .. lol. I went to De La Salle misses went to Otahuhu College after Tangaroa College. Where are residing now? if you dont mind me asking?
+Les Sweetman amazing !
Still love watching this...2021 strong
7 years later and this still gives me the chills, gotta love it! Malo lava
I listen to this at least once a week for its medicinal effects. It helps me decompress and cheers me up!
The Samoan tutor made sure they pronounced the words properly 🤣
Still watching in 2020..
str8 up tearin....loved it All!
Cheeee hooo! Great job westlake from a samoan in hawaii!!!
Remember when this first came out. Was a soph in HS but we ended up doing this rendition in my senior year Chorus Class. Had goosebumps as I do now
BEAUTIFUL.. Youse deserved it!!! cheeeeeehhhhhooooo.. TOA SAMOA
SMH....Turning into a goose with these goose bumps lol. Westlake Hi, my friends and I are speechless. Yall just...sigh.....see....speechless again lol. Malo Lava. BEAUTIFUL! Malo NZ! Alofa atu!
It really touched my heart to see wonderful non-pacific Islanders perform such an amazing traditional Samoan song that I personally found familiar when growing up in Samoan churches ...WOW..
God Bless them all.
Great job! You guys are absolutely amazing. Alofa from Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Brings tears to my eyes
Im so proud of you all, my daughters high school back in NZ.. This is so breathtaking..I salute you for your efforts ♥️♥️..ONE LOVE, ONE HEART
Beautiful, perfectly done captured the spirit of our Samoa culture excellent love this thank you
best harmony ever, very solid. it remind me of my old days in primary & in high school in Samoa. Job well done and very poud of you all. you deserve the winning trophy. all the best.
All Polynesian music is so beautiful!
Amazing!...Awesome job to all these students, faculty, music director(s) involved...unbelievable presentation...
Damn, sounds like a church choir. Mad props though, and way to put the culture on the map
That's tight ...much alofaz from U.S.A
Unbelievable WOW great stuff Beautiful
what a wonderful performance !!!. Enjoyed watching it.
So beautiful. God bless.
I love watching this! I love seeing our non-Samoan brothers and sisters enjoy a bit of our culture - it did look like they had fun singing this :)
Sung and performed on point!! Awesome! I appreciate it when other cultures embrace others.
Thank you boy and girls of Westlake. You bring much honour to my culture.
Awesome. I didn't know Samoan medley were this popular.
I absolutely love this! Well done! These students learned another native language and sang it so beautifully. I'm so impressed! ...xo
On 4 AWESOME love it
Great job guys!!!! Malo. The way u guys sang in Samoan was great. Keep it up.
Chhheeeehhooooo!! Malie malie!! Wow...just epic how you all captured the mana of the Samoan siva...just beautiful. Malo Aotearoa for this :)
Ohh mann I'm speechless right now you guys make me so very proud 😊
Thank you usos and sisters. Samoa to the 🌎🇼🇸💪
AMAZING!!!
shout out..you guys rocked it hard...love it absolutely love it!!!
Very very proud of you students from a samoan, it was so overwhelmingly superb well done to all involved for the great example you have shown the world
So nice to see these guys embracing our Samoan culture! Proud!
I literally burst into tears watching this...thank you NZ!!!!