The angelic voice of Canadian chanteuse Jane Siberry has graced a stunning series of CDs over the past 20 years. Since the early 1980s, she has released her own recordings and contributed songs to numerous compilations. Perhaps most famously, the lovely "Calling All Angels" was included on the soundtrack for the Wim Wenders' film "Until the End of the World," nestled between works by the Talking Heads, Lou Reed, Patti Smith and R.E.M. Her album "When I Was a Boy" was produced with help from Brian Eno, and the popular "Bound by the Beauty" included tracks recorded in the middle of a forest. Her singer-songwriter approach has never strayed from poetic images, uncommonly beautiful melodies and an earthy intimacy.
Siberry recently performed a standing-room-only show at Aoyama's Mandala with Morgan Fisher. The audience was so enrapt by her performance that several people turned around to hush me when I happened to clink the ice cubes in my drink during a quiet pause. Such devotion, however, is unsurprising, given the care and passion with which Siberry performs.
Siberry and Fisher met after he e-mailed her about contributing a song to his "Miniatures" recording and they've been in touch ever since. Siberry will return the favor to Fisher by performing as a guest at his shows at Yokohama's Motion Blue next week.