Saweetie Advice Upcoming Fil-Am Artists To Embrace Culture
SAWEETIE – Rapper and singer Saweetie advises aspiring Fil-Am artists to embrace the culture.
Diamonté Quiava Valentin Harper a.k.a. Saweetie is an American rapper and singer. She has a loyal fanbase following and has established herself as a major player in the music industry by releasing a number of hit singles and albums. She was born to an African-American father and a Filipino-Chinese mother.
In 2010, Saweetie traveled to the Philippines for the first time with her mom. She was able to travel to Manila, Boracay, Cebu, and Palawan during her first trip to the country. The singer said she is proud of her Filipino-Chinese and African-American background. “I knew I had to come back,” she told ABS-CBN News.
Based on a report from ABS-CBN, Saweetie will perform for the FIBA World Cup draw on Saturday night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. She landed in Manila on Thursday and was dressed in her lilac Francis Libiran gown by Friday midday when she met with the local journalists at Shangri-La at the Fort.
Grammy-nominated Fil-American artist headlines the performers at the event, along with local artists Sarah Geronimo and Billy Crawford.
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Saweetie proudly carries the Pinoy culture into her music videos. She said, “The Filipino culture, my DNA, is in my roots and I was raised in a traditional household.”
“I’m proud of that. It made me the woman that I am today. I’m proud of my heritage.”
The 29-year-old singer takes great pride in her Filipino heritage. “Every time I travel to the city, there is like a Filipino tita or nanay who cooks me pancit,” she remarked.
She advised aspiring Fil-Am artists to embrace their culture. She said, “I feel like sometimes, when Filipinos come to America, they have to embrace the American culture.”
“That makes us so special, where we come from. I love that my mom taught me some of the core values as a little girl and that stayed with me…”
“We should all be proud of where we came from because if it wasn’t for the homeland, we’re not going to be what we are today and that’s what makes us unique,” she added.
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