I remember this picture back in school in Raiwaqa Methodist Primary School when I was young.Growing up in Raiwaqa and Raiwai and the Duavata taxi where we used to do car wash for a 20cents which was alot of money at that time when I was just a young boy in Raiwai, now seeing the whole world and travelled this song still lingers on to the bone.
was at USP then .. .selling tickets for Rootstrata ... Laucala Bay days - close by was Freddie Moore - Exodus Fantasy - went back this year Damodar City is awesome
remembering when the 'boyz from Raiwaqa' was our very own young hearts cry to our leaders in the 80's,, the message is still relevant 2day. Vnaka vakalevu Freddy, Ben & Max Rabaka, Steve Mocambo, Nato,Pa (small axe) Poggie, Kitkat ... way ahead of your time, warriors of love... way ahead of your time!
It’s April 2024 Iam hanging out in this summer California weather reminiscing my yester years . Fiji born Indian grew up in Nadera x-LDS . The 80s was the bomb we had the best times of our life hardly any racism back then , but this music reminds me of them golden times . Fiji bitter ❤️
To brother Freddy & Co, Jah bless to all of you for putting together such a very powerful album whose message was very much relevant not only to Fiji then but very much so now. To both ardent listeners and fans alike the message cannot be any clearer; UNITE NOW!!! The question that begs an answer is what is to unite us and How? History has taught us that No Govt., No Political party, No religion and No Man can Unite us except the One who created us all. Don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out that our beloved nation desperately needs healing. "Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land." [2 Chronicles 7:14]
Unem lament...is this song. Written by Ioane Burese. Ioane also named the band Rootstrata. As humble as he was he preferred to stay in the shadows. Was a key figure in the Almighty Jah album. God bless the Rootstrata....Ioane Freddy Ben Max kit kat Max Nato steve mccomber george fiji veikoso pakelo delai pa dennis sairusi winston ratukove pita rabaka paul suka claude larry sia and those ive failed to mention....nothing intentional...inspired by the suffering of unemployment but always kind and gracious to produce great original music. Pojie or better known as George Fiji Veikoso would hit Hawaii and the US with Warrior of Love and this song Unem Lament. Warriors of original music. Rootstrata.
Hello brother / in 2014 you played precisely North in Koné in thé highest tribe if thé territory Atéou i was excited because i'm a fan of you,i attended tout Big concert in 1988 or 1989 here un KNKY in Poindimie i was there and what i like about you is your inescapable commitment to thé KNKY of tomorrow WE understand each other since WE are in thé same situation - thé truggle goes on ! ⚡💯🤗October 4th will be thé référendum,i Hope WE first people of this Land Kanaky,will have our independence .... free like butterfly 🤛🤜
Rootstrata my fav band always here in Fiji🥰 brings back my childhood memories when I use to sit outside our front porch and listen to these awesome band rehearse their song❤️ Raiwaqa kido ryt here🙌
This is the best song ever we are thinking of re-making this kind of songs this song has a very strong meaning and it is happening in our paradise so lets join hands FIJI and UNITE NOW.........
I remember selling fiji times @ taba va Raiwai. 2.00 dollars 4 selling 30pcs of newspapers per day. Boy, very young @ the time. I can buy my lunch in school 4 only 30c @ the time, a bottle of milk @top shop cost about 55c n my bus fare to school n home is 10c. The lyrics n the motives n the voice recalls the turf that i once bread in. Vinaka Fuga (aka freddy fesaitu) My home turf😭🔥🤣
Hear me crying in the rain I need your help, come help me now There's so much pain Wasted, hungry, and so much to give And all we need is a chance to live And just be free For we are the victims of this political war We do not want our children to suffer more In a world where only a few would rule No equal opportunity for the majority Unite now, unite now We got to unite now, unite now Unemployed, I'm tired of being pushed around By my family, by society, but who's to blame? Open you eyes and try to see the reality That you can feel the way we feel And it will open your eyes For we are the victims of this political war We do not want our children to suffer more In a world where only a few can rule No equal opportunity for majority Unite now, unite now We got to unite now, unite now Attracted by the city lights many come to see But there's nothing more than the village life When there was so much joy In the city you have to give a lot to live You'll have to steal cause there's no world go round There's so much pain For we are the victims of this political war We do not want our children to suffer more In a world where only a few would rule No equal opportunity for my family We got to unite now, unite now (my Polynesian people) Unite now (my Melanesian people) unite now (Micronesian people) Hear me crying in the rain Vinaka Rootstrata!! Jah bless
My hubby always love roots despite all new fiji artist songs. Now i knew. This drives the 80s kids . What a song. word by word he sang that was b4 internet. All facts🤘🤘🤘
They are the fotune teller to be exact they can tell what up next in the future,,,, we need this kind of band....gb roots your songs is all now coming to pass...as you predicted
Hello brother / in 2014 you played precisely North in Koné in thé highest tribe if thé territory Atéou i was excited because i'm a fan of you,i attended tout Big concert in 1988 or 1989 here un KNKY in Poindimie i was there and what i like about you is your inescapable commitment to thé KNKY of tomorrow WE understand each other since WE are in thé same situation - thé truggle goes on ! ⚡💯🤗
Cette chanson est intimement liée à la lutte du peuple kanak..sorti en 1988, pendant les événements…le pays est déchiré…Gossanah, Thio, etc…mais nos aînés écoutaient tous cette chanson dans leur magnétophone à K7 …
@@iliesayalovigau3051 au sega ni taura rawa na cava e lasa ena noqu comment...If it has to do with the words I chose, please google it to know the meaning...vinaka.
I remember this picture back in school in Raiwaqa Methodist Primary School when I was young.Growing up in Raiwaqa and Raiwai and the Duavata taxi where we used to do car wash for a 20cents which was alot of money at that time when I was just a young boy in Raiwai, now seeing the whole world and travelled this song still lingers on to the bone.
🖤💯
RRA.....of is 'R', it ain't real!!!... vinaka nai tokani. ❤
#R
was at USP then .. .selling tickets for Rootstrata ... Laucala Bay days - close by was Freddie Moore - Exodus Fantasy - went back this year Damodar City is awesome
Raiwaqa where it all happened the inforgettable ROOTSTRATA .
31st of December 2023 and inching towards page : 2024...
Still appreciating from Nouméa, NC
Lots of LOLOMA!
remembering when the 'boyz from Raiwaqa' was our very own young hearts cry to our leaders in the 80's,, the message is still relevant 2day. Vnaka vakalevu Freddy, Ben & Max Rabaka, Steve Mocambo, Nato,Pa (small axe) Poggie, Kitkat ... way ahead of your time, warriors of love... way ahead of your time!
RRA TABAVA
It’s April 2024 Iam hanging out in this summer California weather reminiscing my yester years . Fiji born Indian grew up in Nadera x-LDS . The 80s was the bomb we had the best times of our life hardly any racism back then , but this music reminds me of
them golden times . Fiji bitter ❤️
The greatest band to ever come out of Fiji. Raw, relentless and original.
dem original bro R to tha bone🤘
roots for life , one of the only Fiji band still inspires people, after all these years message is in the music , jahbless live onnnn
To brother Freddy & Co, Jah bless to all of you for putting together such a very powerful album whose message was very much relevant not only to Fiji then but very much so now. To both ardent listeners and fans alike the message cannot be any clearer; UNITE NOW!!! The question that begs an answer is what is to unite us and How?
History has taught us that No Govt., No Political party, No religion and No Man can Unite us except the One who created us all. Don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out that our beloved nation desperately needs healing.
"Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land." [2 Chronicles 7:14]
WELL SAID
That's rite we need our children to live a happy life we dont have...well said
Isikeli Tuiwainunu
Amen ony Jesus the way forward
So it is up to us; individual. How we choose. God already do His part.
Isikeli Jah Bless my brother
Unem lament...is this song. Written by Ioane Burese. Ioane also named the band Rootstrata. As humble as he was he preferred to stay in the shadows. Was a key figure in the Almighty Jah album. God bless the Rootstrata....Ioane Freddy Ben Max kit kat Max Nato steve mccomber george fiji veikoso pakelo delai pa dennis sairusi winston ratukove pita rabaka paul suka claude larry sia and those ive failed to mention....nothing intentional...inspired by the suffering of unemployment but always kind and gracious to produce great original music.
Pojie or better known as George Fiji Veikoso would hit Hawaii and the US with Warrior of Love and this song Unem Lament. Warriors of original music. Rootstrata.
Isaà..! Those old memories at Raiwaqa ,taba4..!
😔😔😔😔😔😔
The lyrics resonates so much with what's happening to this day. Listening in 1st Dec 2019.
Listening 2020, BC, Canada. (Lami kid..N.S.T. Cooper)
Revisiting this song again August 2020 from Sydney
To this data 2021
2024 still applicable
The song saying something that is happing today ...
It like a prophecy
Hello brother / in 2014 you played precisely North in Koné in thé highest tribe if thé territory Atéou i was excited because i'm a fan of you,i attended tout Big concert in 1988 or 1989 here un KNKY in Poindimie i was there and what i like about you is your inescapable commitment to thé KNKY of tomorrow WE understand each other since WE are in thé same situation - thé truggle goes on ! ⚡💯🤗October 4th will be thé référendum,i Hope WE first people of this Land Kanaky,will have our independence .... free like butterfly 🤛🤜
Rootstrata my fav band always here in Fiji🥰 brings back my childhood memories when I use to sit outside our front porch and listen to these awesome band rehearse their song❤️ Raiwaqa kido ryt here🙌
Rra
1:54AM MONDAY MORNING 6TH MARCH 2023 LISTENING FROM VOTUALEVU NADI,,,ISA MEMORIES
This is the best song ever we are thinking of re-making this kind of songs this song has a very strong meaning and it is happening in our paradise so lets join hands FIJI and UNITE NOW.........
I remember selling fiji times @ taba va Raiwai. 2.00 dollars 4 selling 30pcs of newspapers per day. Boy, very young @ the time. I can buy my lunch in school 4 only 30c @ the time, a bottle of milk @top shop cost about 55c n my bus fare to school n home is 10c. The lyrics n the motives n the voice recalls the turf that i once bread in. Vinaka Fuga (aka freddy fesaitu) My home turf😭🔥🤣
Vinakavalevu Roots, Freddy kei kemudou kece na taciqu, dou na Tawa guilecavi!
Hear me crying in the rain
I need your help, come help me now
There's so much pain
Wasted, hungry, and so much to give
And all we need is a chance to live
And just be free
For we are the victims of this political war
We do not want our children to suffer more
In a world where only a few would rule
No equal opportunity for the majority
Unite now, unite now
We got to unite now, unite now
Unemployed, I'm tired of being pushed around
By my family, by society,
but who's to blame?
Open you eyes and try to see the reality
That you can feel the way we feel
And it will open your eyes
For we are the victims of this political war
We do not want our children to suffer more
In a world where only a few can rule
No equal opportunity for majority
Unite now, unite now
We got to unite now, unite now
Attracted by the city lights many come to see
But there's nothing more than the village life
When there was so much joy
In the city you have to give a lot to live
You'll have to steal cause there's no world go round
There's so much pain
For we are the victims of this political war
We do not want our children to suffer more
In a world where only a few would rule
No equal opportunity for my family
We got to unite now, unite now (my Polynesian people)
Unite now (my Melanesian people) unite now (Micronesian people)
Hear me crying in the rain
Vinaka Rootstrata!! Jah bless
Vinaka na lewe ni sere
Vinaka na qaqa ni sere. Really what is happening today. Isaa from them days they wrote songs which is meaningful for the future.
BryCE Street...!!😃its a Memory..!
My hubby always love roots despite all new fiji artist songs. Now i knew. This drives the 80s kids . What a song. word by word he sang that was b4 internet. All facts🤘🤘🤘
They are the fotune teller to be exact they can tell what up next in the future,,,, we need this kind of band....gb roots your songs is all now coming to pass...as you predicted
Grew up listening to this song with my bros...lots of memories , still listening to it 2019
To Freddy ✊
UNITE NOW ! From Waila with Love 💯
Awww the memories of my childhood. ..thank you Rootstrata.
The message is in the music was the theme for this album...Roots...Reggae....Brings back those days in Raiwaqa..Raiwai...
Really, this beautiful song reminds me the good years spent together friends at USP; Vinaka Vakalevu.
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN, JAH BLESS TO FREDDIE & CO
kanaky brothers of melanesians png solomon island vanuatu fiji west papua the stuggle continues
Hello brother / in 2014 you played precisely North in Koné in thé highest tribe if thé territory Atéou i was excited because i'm a fan of you,i attended tout Big concert in 1988 or 1989 here un KNKY in Poindimie i was there and what i like about you is your inescapable commitment to thé KNKY of tomorrow WE understand each other since WE are in thé same situation - thé truggle goes on ! ⚡💯🤗
So far beyond their time!! #onelove #justice #fijiforall
Listening here in Votua Ba..2024..bring back memos
Check out the backup...Steve has got one of the best voice pound for pound back in the days , memories of Avon place&top shop...jah bless
heard this again from ParadizeRootz at homecoming show .... please redo this gem
2023 great Masterpiece gb
taste of fiji .really proud of you roots so long
Raiwaqa , Raiwai I’ll never forget
Isaa vinaka na qaqani sere e veivakanami dina nai taukei godbless
Unite now Unite now , open your eyes feel the reality , Love life Roots
Bring back lots of memories in Raiwaqa tabava RRA for life
Isa vinaka vakalevu Roots , Unite Now.✊🏿
Cette chanson est intimement liée à la lutte du peuple kanak..sorti en 1988, pendant les événements…le pays est déchiré…Gossanah, Thio, etc…mais nos aînés écoutaient tous cette chanson dans leur magnétophone à K7 …
Nairai lane, raiwai,
It's all about raiwaqa and Raiwai
Isaaa Rhywhy always in my heart ❤ vinaka Roots
isa the song n the background picture Raiwaiqa Methodist Primary School ....Filipe Aporosa aka Junior Mangal Raiwaii
Hahahahaha junior mangal
En concert au Liberty en 1990, Nouméa Nouvelle Calédonie ! Svnr...
Can someone create Karaoke versions of Roots album, so that we dont forget this group❤
Freddy was awake way longer than most. Unite now.
wow what a band 😍
fijian national anthem!!!!!
Jah bless from waila☝️
Musique cool ça me rappelle ma jeunesse.
same here
Welcome back home George Speight
✊😎...roostrata memory in lifou ilands new caledonia...👍..(drx hoyaknky..)
still relevant today for Fiji. Rootstrata was way ahead of their time. vinaka
This song was written and arranged by Ioane Burese, a founding members of roostrata. In fact he made up the name roostrata.
Still listening today...dua tani ...totoka..
Listening in July 2021...lyrics still rings true even at this time...
rings ga o iko😂🤣
@@iliesayalovigau3051 au sega ni taura rawa na cava e lasa ena noqu comment...If it has to do with the words I chose, please google it to know the meaning...vinaka.
Well still listening in 2022
can someone put up the lyrics?? hymns like this need to be transmitted to the upcoming, not only listened -to for all times sake...vinaka
♡♡♡♡
Unity mwa Queens Cubs & Lions!
This band come out from a thug hood raiwaqa and Raiwai
J'adore Rootstrata
In 2019.... August😍😍😍😍😍love this
Sailosi Saukitoga yes brother ! It brings tears to my eyes
Strong massage in this music
can you put up warrior of love by them if you have it please
Un bozu d1 frer knak en guyan
Rootstrutter- the TRUTH
Old is gold ❤
can anyone tell whose the faces on the album cover, the drummer was magic
Ben Rabaka best drummer
🥃 vinaka 🙏🏽
🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨Love you all 🇹🇻🇹🇻🇹🇻
Na ka dina ..ena dina tu ga..... rootstrata
Aug 2024✊️
Long live them jam of peace!!!Jisu bless us Fijians
2022 kanaky 🇳🇨🇳🇨❤
Max vol❤🌴
2024 ❤
raiwaqa 18, taba va!!!
roostrata …👉🏿🎼🎼🤙👊👊🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨
Do not listen to the music....listen to the song that relates to 2021....
Revolution....
2019
Good song
Listening on 31.12.2022, timeless classic
❤️🇫🇯🙏🏾🏝
2024
great song
0:33 0:37
The Homeboys
❤😍🥰😍
✌👌
noqu kalou noqu vanua...
100%kaiviti....
The real McCoy
roostrata..la revolte..
2021
aou kéa, mmm...
Unem Lament is the name of the song I believe.
Aouka mes 17ans
Originals.
trop net
Blue