"Sosefina" rendition by Fiji Veikoso...

One of my most fave Pasifika male recording artists of all time has to be 'Fiji' George Veikoso who hails originally from Fiji and also has Tongan ancestry and then moved to Hawaii and then to the US where his music developed for now over 2 decades. He was also influenced by a Samoan uncle in Fiji which gives him a very Pan Pacific feel to his music.

This song I originally heard from my parents tapes by a Samoan group called Tiamaa back in the 1970s. I absolutely loved their harmonies and remember some of their music about special relationships between family members.

This particular song that Fiji sings is a love song about a guy who proposes to a woman and wants to know if her feelings for him are the same. Really love this rendition of the origin and even when my beloved sings this song. Simply beautiful! The Samoan words are wonderfully metaphorical when translated into English too.

Another neat fact about Fiji is that he speaks Fijian and sings this song beautifully in pronunciation as a non-Samoan. He also sings Maori, Hawaiian and Tongan songs. I think a neat role model for our young Pasifika youth wanting to make it big in the music industry as he talks about not forgetting our roots, of being humble, of sharing our beautiful cultures and giving God the glory.

He was here in NZ earlier and you can check out his music on YouTube! Enjoy...