04/08/2025
๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ : ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ฎ
In the vibrant swell of music that fills Fijiโs stages, where lyrics soar and spotlights chase singers across the floorboards, one figure remains steady in the shadows, locked in rhythm, and keeping the heartbeat alive.
His name is ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐, and while his drumsticks rarely brush fameโs limelight, his story reverberates far beyond the beats he plays.
Anasa is the drummer for Fo Sho, Fijiโs Freshest Band under Resonance
Entertainment that has captured local hearts with their signature fusion of reggae, jazz, blues, and soul. While lead vocalist Caleb Heatley and bassist Thomas Waqaraiwai often take center stage, itโs Anasaโs beats that gives the band its backbone. And like most backbones, itโs easy to overlook until you realize
everything would collapse without it.
Born into a family where rhythm was more survival than show business, Anasaโs
musical journey was neither polished nor privileged. He learned to drum on upturned buckets and old tin cans, mimicking the sounds of island rain and village
choirs. His was not a path lit by applause, but by persistence, a steady beat fueled
by love for music, not recognition.
โ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ,โ Anasa once said in a quiet moment
off-stage. โ๐๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒโ๐ ๐ด๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ผ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ. ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ.โ
That humility hasnโt stopped him from becoming the best at what he does. Watch a Fo Sho set closely, and youโll see how his rhythms lay the foundation for Calebโs
vocals to glide and Thomasโs bass to groove. He is the steady tide beneath the sail, a force not always seen but always felt.
In recent months, Anasaโs journey has taken an extraordinary turn, as Fo Sho made their international debut in ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป, performing to awe-struck audiences who
resonated with their cross-cultural sound and island soul. The experience was not
just a career milestone; it was a profound reminder that even those in the background can carry a sound across the ocean.
Among the setlist was their breakout hit, โ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฎ ๐ข๐ธ๐๐ฒโ, a soulful anthem of
identity and home thatโs already become a hit and the trackโs heartbeat? Anasaโs
signature drum skills.
Their collaboration with the legendary ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ถ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐๐, ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด โ๐ง๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ
๐ ๐ฎ๐ถโ, bridged generations and genres. Another full-circle moment for Anasa, whose childhood idols now stand beside him in studios and soundchecks. Itโs these quiet victories that define his story, not the headlines, but the heart.
Fo Shoโs name born from a playful phone call where Anasa joked โ๐๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐, ๐๐ฒโ๐น๐น ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ!โ, is a testament to his quiet imprint on the bandโs
very identity.
In a world obsessed with solos and front-row recognition, Anasa reminds us that
๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ. His journey echoes the unspoken anthem of
many in our communities who build, support, and uplift without needing the
microphone.
So, the next time Fo Sho takes the stage and the crowd cheers for the melody,
listen a little deeper. Underneath the harmony, behind the lights, a quiet soul is
beating his heart into every bar. And that, perhaps, is the most powerful kind of
spotlight there is.
