AMANO

Amano De Londra Miura is a singer, songwriter, poet, performance artist and arts facilitator whose work intertwines Irish tradition, contemporary folk, spoken word and cross-cultural influence.

Amano first emerged in the Irish music scene at 17, quickly gaining attention for her poetic songwriting and vocal acrobatics. She performed on well-known stages including Whelan’s, Coughlan’s, The Ruby Sessions, Cyprus Avenue and the Other Voices Music Trail but after just 3 years she stepped away from public performance.

In the interim, Amano embarked on a journey of personal, cultural and artistic exploration across more than thirty countries; these experiences now form the foundation of her creative worldview. She returned to public performance and collaboration in 2023, marking a new chapter defined by interdisciplinary curiosity.

Her recent work has been supported by major awards, including the Arts Council Traditional Arts Bursary Award, An Sparánacht Síol from An Taibhdhearc – The National Irish Language Theatre, and a Creative Work Development Bursary from Kerry County Council Arts.

Amano’s live performances are immersive and responsive, shaped by season, place and audience. She blends sean-nós with contemporary folk and spoken word, inviting listeners inward and invoking points of connection with the wider ecological world.

She has brought this distinctive performance style to festivals and venues such as The Button Factory, The Mansion House, Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich, Electric Picnic, Féile IMRAM, Cork World Book Festival, Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, Fingal Poetry Festival, Fuinneamh Festival, Éigse na hAoine and the National Museum of Ireland – Collins Barracks.

Her music has been featured across Irish and international radio, including RTÉ Radio 1, RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, BBC Radio Ulster, Radio Kerry, Raidió na Life, Raidió Rí-Rá, Raidió Fáilte, RTÉ 2XM and Curry Bun Radio. She is also a regular contributor to RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta’s current affairs programme Tús Áite.

Amano’s poetry appears in Channel Magazine, Airmid’s Journal and Good Day Magazine, and has been featured on Eat The Storms Poetry Podcast, Wander Poetry Podcast and Radio Kerry.

She continues to deepen her practice through mentorship with Anam Shamanic Arts, classical Japanese music and dance theory with Kazuko Kaya Yamazaki PhD, and lifelong study of sean-nós. Amano currently lives and works in Dublin, Ireland.