Vocal ballads fill the Asian music charts like stars in the night sky, but few are quite as soulful as Khalil Fong’s. Its Fong’s cultural background—hailing from Hawaii, having lived in Mainland China and Hong Kong, and enjoying initial success in Taiwan—that makes him an even more intriguing prospect. Pulling from a varied library of influences such as Stevie Wonder, R. Kelly and Marvin Gaye, it’s no wonder his latest single “Listen” has the same bounce and feel-good swagger as any number of R&B hits.