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Hi, all!
I promised you a great story about apl.de.ap of the Black Eyed Pea, on the Asian Pacific Heritage special. You can see it on Channel 11, Friday the 9th, at 10:30pm. I hope you like it.
In the special, one thing to consider is the background music. My editor Debbie Kim did a fantastic job of incorporating some cool music. In addition, if you listen really carefully, you can hear music actually from the person we profiled. Okay, that applies to two profilles
. Listen carefully to apl's interview and underneath you can hear some of his new album and BTW the new solo venture is not really being talked about yet. But if you're an apl fan, as I am, you'll do whatever to get a little apl music.
In the profile about Peter Mui and his clothing line, Yellowman, we used three songs of his. Gotta tell you, Peter is quite the stereotype breaker. When you think Country singers, you might not think Asian. (are there any?) For that matter, imagine an Asian Country singer in full Kabuki make up. Check out Peter's music and photos on misplacedcowboy.com or just listen for his music in our profile of Yellowman.
And, then there is the infectious Bhangra. Achinta McDaniel teaches Bhangra Bollywood Beats. It's a dance class that mixes Bhangra (an Indian folk dance) with hip hop and reggae. Hot, hot, hot!
If you watch Friday... let me know what you think. Just about anybody at Channel 11 with an ounce of asian blood was pulled in to help.... Jane, Maria, Bob, Jean and Tricia. Thank you!
And, some great producers too Kathy, Cedric and Meera.
Well done, gang!