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Four-time Island Music Award Winner, FIA, Headlines Carson’s Samoan Heritage Festival

An all-day celebration in Carson featuring non-stop cultural performance, various entertainment, cultural foods and a community art event for the entire family will take place at the City of Carson’s Samoan Heritage Festival Celebration.  

Non-stop entertainment will begin at 12 p.m. featuring big names in Samoan reggae, R & B, rap, pop music, homegrown talents and cultural performers. A cultural Samoan Ava ceremony will open the event at 11 a.m. Enjoy food and craft display booths plus an interactive community art event for the day’s activities.

Headlining this year is island reggae genre singer and four-time Island music award winner, Fia. Fia is a rising singer/songwriter based out of Hawaii of Samoan descent and a native to Harbor City. Fia’s second single, Love Me, is still one of the most highly anticipated tracks at any live performance since its debut five years ago. Other performers include Brownzville, Hooliganz, Jerome Grey, and Praise Da Kid joined by hosts Myz Lulu and DJ A.D. Further, enjoy professional Polynesian dance groups performing such as Taupou Samoa, Tupua and Tupulaga.

About 63,000 people of Samoan origin reside in California, meaning almost one-third of the Samoan population in the U.S. lives in California. There are more than 50,000 Samoans in Los Angeles County which is a nearly equal amount of the entire population of American Samoa. The City of Carson is one of the main cities where Samoans settled with their families when they migrated to California.

The aim of the Samoan Heritage Festival is to teach all community members about their Samoan neighbors by way of dance, food, education, culture, skills, gifts and talents.

Time: 12 to 7 p.m., June 29 

Cost: Free

Details: Parks and Recreation 310-847-3570 or Foisia Park 310-830-8310.

Venue: Foisia Park, 23410 Catskill Ave., Carson

             

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