A new Samoan anthem has arrived… Just in time for the Rugby League World Cup 🥹🇼🇸 signaturechoir has released Ia Manumalo, meaning “to overcome” or “to be victorious,” featuring beloved Samoan artists wayno5024 & hoseah_partsch. 🔥🙌🏽 Rooted in Samoan language, culture and identity, Ia Manumalo is a celebration of perseverance, unity and carrying forward what has been passed down to us. The anthem brings together the collective power of Signature Choir with two distinct Pacific voices, blending contemporary Pacific music with the richness of the Samoan language. According to Fepulea’i Helen Tupai, Founder and Music Director of Signature Choir, the song was also inspired by the choir’s experiences taking Pacific music and language to iconic stages, including performing alongside Pacific artists and Seiuli Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Tupai says hearing therock speak proudly about his grandfather and his Samoan identity on a global stage “really stayed with us,” helping fuel the ins...