Apia town will be under a musical buzz for two weeks of next month’s Teuila Festival and the S.I.D.S Conference as the local musicians will play a major role in creating the atmosphere and drawing the crowds for two weeks of these major events.
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The musical genre will be from the cool traditional Samoan sounds of the Golden Ali’i’s to the jazzy sounds of Peta Siulepa and Jennifer Nilon to the cabaret style of
Fa’asavalu Dave Parker and the exciting Ma’ilo Ben Vai and the rock and original reggae sounds of YNot and Tama Uli.
These acts (and many more) will be on live from 2:00-4:00p.m. from 25 August to 6 September on the Main Stage in front of the Government Building.
The Samoa Islands Musicians Association Incorporated (S.I.M.A.I) was recently set up as a legal entity and is now working closely with the Organising Committees of these major events to provide a unique edge for the crowds and visiting delegates during the two weeks.
S.I.M.A.I met last Saturday where they were unanimous in delivering a high quality stage performance to add to the quality of the Government and the country’s overall efforts in hosting these unique events this year.
President and veteran musician, Muliaga Mamaia of the Golden Ali’is and S.I.M.A.I members have appointed a Special Committee to create and map out the details of their two week’s Live shows.
S.I.M.A.I is again meeting this weekend to go through the details of the show.
Vice President, Matagialalua Mac To’omalatai, of YNot who has been representing S.I.M.A.I in the main Organising Committee Meetings says there is a special request from the Chairman and Prime Minister to stage a lively and enjoyable show.
“Nothing sleepy, as it will be in the late afternoon,” says To’omalatai.
S.I.M.A.I is also opening the invitation to any musician to join the Organisation which has a process for membership.
S.I.M.A.I has a lot in store for this year. Not only to work together in promoting and developing the local music industry, they also have the Samoana Jazz & Arts Festival in November, which will be run jointly between American Samoa and Samoa.
The Samoana Jazz & Arts Festival has been set up to be a major annual music event for the two Samoa’s in the coming years.
The Festival Producer, Peta Siulepa, says the event is expected to bring to Samoa major jazz artists of Samoan origins and descent to show that Samoa really has a major contribution to jazz music since the late Mavis Rivers.
The Samoana Jazz & Arts Festival will be hosted in collaboration with S.I.M.A.I and the American Samoa Musicians Association.
One of S.I.M.A.I’s major objectives is to encourage original music and to hold workshops in various areas of the industry such as Songwriting, Stage Management, Sound and Lighting and to work with established organizations such as the
National University of Samoa and APRA in promoting and developing the Samoan music industry.
S.I.M.A.I will also be utilizing major names coming for its future events to run workshops and hands on sharing with local musicians. S.I.M.A.I’s Executive Committee includes Muliaga Mamaia - President; Matagialalua Mac To’omalatai - Vice President; Apulu Lance Polu – Secretary and Jennifer Nilon – Treasurer.
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