HARU NEMURI -- known for her distinctive musical style mixing poetry reading, rap and shouting -- has a solid following outside of her home country, although she performs in her native language.
She explains that this is because her fans understand that her music "links rhythm, not words, to the emotion" being expressed.The 25-year-old singer-songwriter's music spread by word-of-mouth over the internet after a well-known American music critic reviewed her work, and she has performed in a number of European and Asian music festivals in the past few years.Last year, HARU NEMURI -- her stage name literally translates to "Spring Sleep," with Haru being the "family name" -- performed at one of Spain's leading music festivals, Primavera Sound.
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