RARE FOOTAGE - Western Samoa Teacher's Group 1976

The Western Samoa Cultural Group was first formed in 1971 to perform in the First South Pacific Festival of Arts which was held in Suva, Fiji (1972).
This first group was made up of all teachers.
The selection of performers: The Teachers' Training College at Malifa has always played a prominent part in the propagation of the arts of dancing and craftmaking. Many students of the college therefore graduate highly proficient in these fields. Hence, it was relatively a simple task to recruit the appropriate performers from teachers for such an important event as an arts festival. After the festival however, the realisation grew that much of the traditional movements of dancing and traditional compositions in songs are in danger of being totally eradicated or if modified, become distorted and superficial as there was no conscious attempt to retain these in a relatively pure form. So the group decided to remain in existence.
This group laid the foundation and the standard that all Samoan cultural groups are measured by. Considered by Samoan cultural experts as the greatest Samoan cultural group ever assembled in the history of Samoa. Some of the members are leading scholars and experts in language, culture and the arts. Since its inception, the Organisation Production and Direction have been provided under the ample guises of Aiono Keneti Sataraka the dynamic personality behind the Western Samoa Culture Group.
(Above excerpt was taken from the official government program published for the National Festival group, March 6-13, 1976)

[@rickpetri]

Just stumbled on this looking at samoan you tube items. I was at TTC in 71 when they prepared for the arts Festival.Recognize lot of faces.....

[@oketievans4191]

Thanks for sharing these beautiful memories...of the Teacher's Training College. Reminds me of my Dad who was an academic via TTC. As a child we used to watch this particular group perform. And I recognised the late Aiono Keneti. God bless all our teachers.

[@valapuluioasa1982]

true samoan siva,,,,e le fitivale, meaning actions are simple and graceful and each dance describe a daily samoan activity,,,,or making of a samoan traditional food,,,,,or a story describing factual everyday life of Samoa. this is rarely seen and only this group is carrying/continuing this true samoan siva nowadays..... hats off to the all Samoan teachers.....

[@T_Senju]

This made my nanas day! It brought back many memories. She is Tokelauan but Samoa has been and always will be a huge part of her life and our lives too(and the lives of pretty much all Tokelauans lol) but much thanks for the video! Keep them coming haha. Alofas :)

[@2000coco]

Sau a Kama sasa'o ia malie le loko ma le maimoa👏👏👏🙏🙏💯💯💯😍😍👍👍👍🌴🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺👌👌👌WSTC performers are the best where all other dancing groups are measured by👏👏👏🌺🌺🌺

[@sharkeisha2225]

First and the best Samoan group put together

[@giannasataraka1285]

That’s my grandpa Aiono!🥹 I don’t have a lot of pics of him, he passed before I was born.. it’s nice to even hear his voice🤧🤍

[@vai7m551]

Thank you 🙏 ❤

[@damienshutt9547]

These songs are imprinted on my mind as memories of the 1970s when I taught at SJC. I was privileged early in 1976 to sit in on some of the training college practices at Malifa before the group headed off to Rotorua. What an inspiring presentation of traditional songs! Malo lava, Samoa!

[@Sam0anKnight07]

Awesome story! Great to learn u taught at SJC - being a former student myself. Next month will mark the 100 years of the Malisi Old Pupils Association- so I'm sure many of your former students will all be there as well ☺️

[@tamasailaufuimaono7093]

Omg thanks for the upload, watching this brings tears, miss my grandma

[@TheAirtrans]

So impressed The way Samoa use to be Hard work, food, culture and it's language I remembered many places, people Missed my teachers, friends@grandparents Its brings tears of Joy.

[@TheAirtrans]

Omg I think my teachers would be in this class Thankyou for this Love Samoa! True beauty of Samoa

[@icecreamyouscream8184]

Thank you for uploading! Showed this to my dad who was so happy to see footage of his mentor Aiono.

[@manuhamoa]

Remember Aiono and his wife Sala. Both contributed so much to the education sector, lovely people and well respected.

[@fetufougalu4734]

So many memories of this beautiful group five teachers from our village Leauvaa were in this group

[@hatesaposetatasimua4061]

Love to see aunty Lamosa in this group. E onomea lava tamaitai faiaoga ma alii ole penisina.

[@tiresamercruy8206]

Beautiful.

[@bjamisonf]

I see my old Peace Corps teacher Gatusa. He was very funny and we loved to watch him dance.

[@gillbertescellicej1525]

Decent. :)

[@reneeyoung4211]

Any chance of listing names of those performing?

[@Okwegeddit]

How and where you get all these footage uce? Good job my mannn

[@lovaboi44]

Awesome

[@moneysenefili4289]

Malie!! :)

[@t-breezy1176]

My grandpa - Mapesone, on the far right, side ways with the pe’a in the 1st picture.

[@prayerlasalosi9798]

What are the names of the songs in their Mauluulu? Can someone reply if they know?

[@manisramchand6131]

👏👏💟💖👍 enjoy gan ↔ padahal hanya dengan tepukan2 tangan saja sudah enak didengar kan

[@colorthingz]

1:57 my papa❤️ red i’e❤️

[@poijohnston1003]

I know the faleo'o at the Malifa Apia Primary. those pulu trees. Leififi Intermediate School up to the right. lol

[@setavui2501]

fafetai lava

[@uce100mops]

Who's the person leading ??

[@Sam0anKnight07]

Which person you referring to?

[@uce100mops]

The one to the right. The 1st person they show.

[@Sam0anKnight07]

Oi, that's Keneti Aiono.

[@uce100mops]

LoL thank you !!