blue :: infinite - Ofu Island Night

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 07:10:46 -0700

Samoan legend says Tagaloa created the world beginning with islands of Manu`a (where Ofu Island is located) and then created the first people there. Manu`a is where time began. The archaeological record shows that Samoans have lived on Ofu Island for more than 3,000 years. There is a tremendous amount of history on this little patch of land in the middle of the South Pacific, and even more myth and legend.

This recording was captured in fale number two at Vaoto Lodge on the American Samoa island of Ofu in May of 2003 using a Sony MZ-R700 digital mini-disc recorder and an Audio Technica AT822 stereo microphone. Fifteen feet behind this fale is the foot of Tumutumu Mountain, 50 yards south is the sea.

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Ofu Island Night

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blue :: infinite - Ofu Island Night