Japanese-American Singer Mei Semones Blends Cultures — and Languages — on Her Debut Album ‘Animaru’
Mei Semones bridges two cultures through her music, blending Japanese and English lyrics into a sound that’s entirely her own. “I’ve always been bilingual — since I was a baby — so it felt natural to write songs in both languages,” she tells Variety. The 24-year-old Japanese-American musician composes jazz-infused indie pop, delicately plucking the […]
Mei Semones bridges two cultures through her music, blending Japanese and English lyrics into a sound that’s entirely her own. “I’ve always been bilingual — since I was a baby — so it felt natural to write songs in both languages,” she tells Variety. The 24-year-old Japanese-American musician composes jazz-infused indie pop, delicately plucking the […]
