[agg-ad id=”14519″ align=”left”][agg-ad id=”15486″ align=”center”] Back in 2007, I had no idea what K-POP was. I remember listening to my first set of Korean songs from...
Music
Asian women got talent. We know that. You know that. Let’s share the best music and podcasts by Asian women around the world. Sure, we’re an English-language magazine, but the sound of music transcends languages and can unite us all. From your ears to ours and beyond: we’re hear to stay (sorry for the pun).
Andrea Centeno
7 Power Anthems by Asian Ladies
[agg-ad id=”14519″ align=”left”] The vacation is over. It’s time to get back to work. What you need are a fiery lipstick, a sleek business suit, and a playlist to pump up your energy. We got you...
April Editors
Victoria Songwei Li: soul-stirring voice in delicate vessel
Opera performances are incredibly moving and unpredictable, a genre where looks are quite often deceiving. In Victoria Songwei Li’s case, it’s downright unbelievable. Fresh off the stage of this year’s Festival of the...
Yuna: How to remain intact while breaking barriers
Malaysian-born singer-songwriter, Yunalis Zarai a.k.a. Yuna, 29, has come a long way from her early singing days on MySpace. What began as an innocent means of soul-searching quickly transformed into a burning passion...
Ayuni Ayatillah
Miranda Cuckson: embracing the world with violin and viola
Miranda Cuckson is not one to wallow in a comfort zone. Three years after her very first violin recital, eight-year-old Miranda was playing for the most discerning of audiences: the auditioning panel at Juilliard, New...
Awesome podcasts by Asian women – part 2
We live in the age when everyone can raise her voices as long as she has a phone and wifi. It is equally important to listen to someone who hasn’t been heard as much as to give her the platform. By listening to...
Linda Oh: putting down a bass root in New York jazz
New York City: iconic cityscapes, magical tapestries of humanity and for the past 11 years home to Linda Oh, an exciting double bassist and composer currently living the jazz artist’s dream. “Sometimes I can’t...
Guest Writer
Awesome podcasts by Asian women – part 1
Podcast may replace radio as YouTube and Netflix have replaced TV, or it may revive the glory of radio after TV’s long overshadowing of the audio channels. Either way, podcasting is gaining momentum. Serial, one of the...
Cattski: solid real singer-songwriter from Cebu
It’s always refreshing when you encounter an artist who’s genuinely good at making music. Cattleya Vanessa Espina is Cattski, a veritable jewel in the Philippines’ indie music crown. Besides writing and producing her...
Flying Ipis: garage punk girl power straight from Manila
If they haven’t already rocked your world, all-girl group Flying Ipis is about to revolutionise everything you thought you knew about Catholic schoolgirls. Vocalist Deng and drummer Gaki jammed together while still in...
MITSKI: chillingly confessional music of a quarter-Life
Twenty-five-year-old Japanese-American indie artist Mitski sees young adulthood as the second round of puberty. Rather than wide-eyed enthusiasm at the prospect of being a grown-up, her latest album Puberty 2 serves as...