Music 

            The music of Samoa is integral to life in the country. The part most important and essential always has been the voice. Singers mourn, rejoice, and reflect every emotion. The past, present, and sometimes the near future are put to song. Everyone sings, despite the cause, despite the situation, and most often, despite one's ability to do so.

Conteporanea musical:

                  There is a Samoan rap group in the United States, The Boo-Yaa Tribe who achieved brief worldwide fame. But the most famous musician is Jerome Gray, who's song "We Are Samoa" has become an unofficial second national anthem.

The Boo-Yaa Tribe:

  

Traditional Samoan musical instruments:

  Pate

                                                                             

Conch

                                                                                     
 

 

Folklore

             
           Prior to the arrival of the Europeans in the early 1700s, Samoa's history was interwoven with that of certain chiefdoms of Fiji as well as the history of the kingdom of Tonga. The oral history of Samoa preserves the memories of many battles fought between Samoa and neighboring islands. Too, intermarriage of Tongan and Fijian royalty to Samoan nobility has helped build close relationships between these island nations that exists even to the present day,these royal blood ties are acknowledged at special events and cultural gatherings.

           Other Samoan folklore tells of the arrival of two maidens from Fiji who brought the art of tatau, or tattoo, to Samoa, whence came the traditional Samoan malofie (malofie is also known as pe'a for men and as malu for women).