Some persons here may be interested in the Pittsburgh, Pennslyvania African American enka singer who is a hit in Japan. "Jerome Charles White, Jr.[1] (born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on September 4, 1981), better known by his stage name Jero (ƒWƒFƒ쳌?), is an enka singer[2] of African-American and Japanese descent. He is the first black enka singer in Japanese music history." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jero Here are links to part 1 & part 2 of a 3 part CNN Asia interview (2008) with Jero. Unfortunately, part 3 is no longer available on YouTube. This is a shame because part 2 ends with the Japanese interviewer asking Jero did he feel he was a gimmick). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfeZ7kBY03s and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nED_sphdi0&feature=related
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