Black Eyed Peas’ Fil-Am member to promote Pinoy roots in new album
CLARK FREEPORT, Pampanga – Filipino-American musician and record producer Allan Pineda Lindo of the Black Eyed Peas (BEP) is coming out with a solo album that includes songs promoting his Filipino roots.
Lindo revealed that for his solo album, he composed a song titled “Mama Pilipina” which highlights the beauty of the
“Although each of us (BEP members) has solo projects, we’re not breaking up and we are actually helping each other with our solo stints,” Lindo stressed during an interview with the local television station Aksyon Central Luzon.
“Within the year, we will come up with a new BEP album,” added Lindo, also known as Apl.De.Ap to his fans.
Lindo’s album, scheduled for release this May, includes “Shake,” “Dance With You,” “Back Away,” “Repeat It Loud” and “Put Your Hands Up.”
His best friend William James Adams Jr., also known as Will.I.Am, is the executive producer of the album.
Lindo also said he created Jeepney Music as his “search engine” to open up projects for Filipino talents in the
“I have already signed up for an R&B project in the
He also stressed that BEP members have vowed to become “models of humility because they make it a point to perform for free once in a while in the places where they started and where their original fans are.”
Lindo said he has invested in a farm in Pampanga and also plans to invest at the Clark Freeport.
He also contributes to the humanitarian projects of the Apple Benefit Foundation and Pearl S. Buck Foundation which support several Amerasian children in Angeles.
Lindo is the son of Christina Pineda of Sapang Bato in
Lindo said he grew up as a “grandma and mama’s boy.”
At 14, he was adopted by an American through the Pearl S. Buck Foundation.
He and best friend William started rapping and breakdancing all over
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