Afio Ane Loa cover

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It was my absolute honour to cover a song by a strong Polynesian Woman that I have so much love and respect for, someone who helps me understand my identity as a descendant of Strong Polynesian Women, someone that I look up to: Tree Vaifale Manu. I can't say it better than Tree did:

"I dedicate this to ALL PACIFIC WOMAN! Our Grandmothers, Our Mamas, My Mother’s, Our loved ones gone before us... My most personal and precious work to date and I THANK you for accepting and treating it with care. Thank you for resonating w me. Thank you for sharing your stories with me and letting the music uplift & do the same for you 😭💚

I feel them so much in my spirit and carry them with us ✨ Forever Grateful to be here, For Gods Grace and to harvest for my family, my babies and my now - Eternity to meet them all again 🙏🏽

I AM SO PROUD TO BE SAMOAN. TO REPRESENT US. TO BE INDIGENOUS 😭 TO BE POLYNESIAN. This may be a song in full Samoan but we represent ALL OF US! I refuse to continue to fight for a place in spaces no more... THIS is us - and YOU WILL RESPECT US. My Journey, nothing - would have been possible without GOD STRENGTH & for that - TO GOD BE ALL THE GLORY "
- Tree Vaifale Manu

Thank you Tree!!!