In reply to Ropeburn.

Sheila E is one of the baddest female percussionist ever! Apollonia did a few movies and disappeared. Sheila has always been out there doing her thing even before she was working with Prince. Sheila E's father played with Santana. Sheila played with Santana when she was just a kid. Never heard of Appollonia till she did the movie. So who's irrelevant here? Sheila played with, wrote music and recorded with Prince for years, before Purple Rain and after. Prince and Sheila were once engaged to be married but he kept cheating on her so they went back to being friends.