I haven’t shared a musical inspiration in a little while 
so today I will talk about one of my favourite artists, Kahimi Karie. She was born in japan, and sings in Japanese, English, French and occaisionally other languages. I find her sweet whisper-like voice very beautiful and soothing, many of her songs remind me of lullabies, although she has some more up-beat singles as well!
Some of my favourite songs by her include - Dilly Dally Dolly, The Seventh Wife of Henry VIII, Melt the Snow, Lolitapop Dollhouse (with very Lolita-esque lyrics might I add!) and my favourite, her rendition of Habanera from Bizet’s Carmen, it gives me shivers whenever I hear it! Her albums are such a curious and eclectic mix that listening to them never gets boring. Going from futuristic electronica to cutsey j-pop, from French ballads to other styles altogether unclassifiable. I love finding new works by Kahimi because I am always in for a surprise!
Kahimi Karie spent part of her life in Paris, and is now living in Tokyo with her black French Bulldog “Gomes.” You can visit her official site here.
There is also a new short essay in the writings section of Princess Portal, On Love & Beauty. I hope you will like it.
