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BitchTapes: Asian and Asian American Rock Stars

by Katie Presley
Published on April 5, 2019 at 11:19am

This BitchTape was originally published on April 14, 2017.

The world’s most populous continent is ridiculously underrepresented in mainstream music. Asia is made up of 48 countries, and is home to 60 percent of the world’s population. Why, then, are artists of Asian heritage routinely left out of music coverage? This week’s mix is a crash course in some of my favorite Asian and Asian American artists. Representation matters. 

Track List:

1. Mitski - “Your Best American Girl”

2. M.I.A. - “Survivor”

3. Ann One - “Whatulike”

4. Ami Dang - “Sublimate”

5. Hopie - “All Fresh, No Fill”

6. Anoushka Shankar with Norah Jones - “Traces of You”

7. Vienna Teng - “The Hymn of Acxiom”

8. Wu Man - “One More Day”

9. Yuna - “Best Love”

10. Thao & The Get Down Stay Down - “We The Common”

11. Blackpink - “Boombayah”

12. Barberettes - “Spring, Bear” 

13. Maureen Choi - “Caravan”

14. Silk Road Ensemble - “Arabian Road”

15. Van Anh Vo - “3 Gnossiennes: Gnossiennes No. 3”

by Katie Presley
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Katie Presley is a writer and editor currently based on the East Coast (help, how did this happen??). She's been with Bitch in one form or another since 2010, when she started as a New Media Intern, and most recently served as Bitch's first and only Music Editor, from 2016-2017. Past resume lines include Assistant Producer for All Songs Considered at NPR Music, panelist on Pop Culture Happy Hour, and bylines at NPR and Ms. Katie is also a doula and herbalist, and writes a blog on herbal medicine, "The Herbal Apprentice." She also co-founded the first full-spectrum doula organization in Texas, The Bridge Collective. She is also a late-comer to being a Dog Person, but currently lives with four cats. 

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