Biography
Clara Belle: born January 1983, raised in Osaka Japan by a Scottish mother and a Japanese father.
Clara and her 2 younger siblings had a very cross-cultured and unique upbringing.
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Her grandparents, who originate from Okinawa, surrounded Clara with the traditional island music and culture, whilst her Jazz-loving father exposed her to a lot of Jazz from an early age. Her mother would listen to The Beatles, Carpenters, Carole King and some Celtic music.
Clara settled in Scotland for the latter part of her schooling, and then moved on to study music at university in London.
After graduating, she juggled being a music teacher whilst carrying on with her music projects. She has created her own unique style, developed from blending her understanding of the cultural strands of the East and the West, and reflects her new way of seeing the world in which we are presently living.
Clara Belle was born in Japan to Japanese and Scottish parents. She now lives in London.
she plays the ukulele.
Her debut album was released on November 14, 2008 and can be bought on her Myspace webpage.
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.