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Jane Siberry

Jane Siberry

Jane Siberry has been played over 20 times on NTS, first on 24 March 2017. Jane Siberry's music has been featured on 20 episodes.

Jane Siberry (born in Toronto on 12 October 1955) is a Canadian songwriter and singer, best known for her early 1980s new wave hits such as 'Mimi on the Beach', 'I Muse Aloud' and 'One More Colour'. Internationally, she is known for her 1993 album 'When I Was a Boy'. Between 2006 and 2009, she released material under the name Issa.

While at university, Siberry began performing in folk clubs in Guelph, Ontario, linking up first with singer Wendy Davis and then with bass guitarist John Switzer in a group called Java Jive. Following the split of Java Jive in 1979, her first self-titled album was released in 1981.

For her 1984 second album "No Borders Here" , Siberry mostly abandoned the folk approach in favour of electronic art-pop. Siberry's first hit was the No Borders Here track "Mimi on the Beach". Siberry's third album, The Speckless Sky (1985), continued her art-pop approach. It was another commercial and critical success, going gold in Canada by selling over 100,000 units and establishing Siberry as a Canadian pop star. The album provided another hit single, "One More Colour".

For her fourth album (her first for Reprise), Siberry created "The Walking". Released in 1988, it contained a set of intricately structured songs, many of which were lengthy and shifted between narrative viewpoints and characters.

Siberry's sixth album, When I Was a Boy, was completed in 1993. Siberry's next release, "Maria" (released in 1995) featured a more jazz-inspired direction with live acoustic instrumentation.

With her 1995 album Maria being a commercial failure, Siberry founded her own independent label, Sheeba Records. She has released all of her subsequent material on that label. While her public profile became lower after she became an independent artist, she retained a devoted cult following.

Early in 2006, Siberry closed her Sheeba office, then sold and gave away nearly all of her possessions -- including her home and instruments. On June 3, 2006, somewhere in northwestern Europe, Siberry changed her name to Issa. She revealed her new name to the public on June 24, 2006.

In 2016, she released the album "Ulysses' Purse" as Jane Siberry

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Jane Siberry

Jane Siberry has been played over 20 times on NTS, first on 24 March 2017. Jane Siberry's music has been featured on 20 episodes.

Jane Siberry (born in Toronto on 12 October 1955) is a Canadian songwriter and singer, best known for her early 1980s new wave hits such as 'Mimi on the Beach', 'I Muse Aloud' and 'One More Colour'. Internationally, she is known for her 1993 album 'When I Was a Boy'. Between 2006 and 2009, she released material under the name Issa.

While at university, Siberry began performing in folk clubs in Guelph, Ontario, linking up first with singer Wendy Davis and then with bass guitarist John Switzer in a group called Java Jive. Following the split of Java Jive in 1979, her first self-titled album was released in 1981.

For her 1984 second album "No Borders Here" , Siberry mostly abandoned the folk approach in favour of electronic art-pop. Siberry's first hit was the No Borders Here track "Mimi on the Beach". Siberry's third album, The Speckless Sky (1985), continued her art-pop approach. It was another commercial and critical success, going gold in Canada by selling over 100,000 units and establishing Siberry as a Canadian pop star. The album provided another hit single, "One More Colour".

For her fourth album (her first for Reprise), Siberry created "The Walking". Released in 1988, it contained a set of intricately structured songs, many of which were lengthy and shifted between narrative viewpoints and characters.

Siberry's sixth album, When I Was a Boy, was completed in 1993. Siberry's next release, "Maria" (released in 1995) featured a more jazz-inspired direction with live acoustic instrumentation.

With her 1995 album Maria being a commercial failure, Siberry founded her own independent label, Sheeba Records. She has released all of her subsequent material on that label. While her public profile became lower after she became an independent artist, she retained a devoted cult following.

Early in 2006, Siberry closed her Sheeba office, then sold and gave away nearly all of her possessions -- including her home and instruments. On June 3, 2006, somewhere in northwestern Europe, Siberry changed her name to Issa. She revealed her new name to the public on June 24, 2006.

In 2016, she released the album "Ulysses' Purse" as Jane Siberry

Original source: Last.fm

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The Magic Beads
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Street Records1981
Dancing Class
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Duke Street Records1984
The Bird In The Gravel
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Duke Street Records1987
Writers Are A Funny Breed
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Street Records1981
The Walking (And Constantly)
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Duke Street Records1987
The Strange Well
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Street Records1981
Lena Is A White Table
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Duke Street Records1987
Mimi On The Beach
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Roadrunner Records1985
Map Of The World (Part I)
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Rhino Records2002
Dancing Class
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Duke Street Records1984