I was shocked and saddened to hear of the death of this supremely talented Canadian/Mexican singersongwriter at the young age of 37.

I discovered her music one summer's day in Paris about 10 years ago when I went into a record shop and was stopped in my tracks by her incredible voice. I immediately asked who it was and bought the album. It has been played hundreds and hundreds of times and is still incredibly powerful.

I had hoped to see her over here on the tour that had to be postponed sue to 'health concerns'. She had breast cancer.


The press release announcing her death said:

"It is difficult to describe her unique voice and stage presence, which earned her iconic status in many countries throughout the world, but some Journalists have described it as passionate, sensual, untameable, tender, profound, troubling, enchanting, hypnotic, hushed, powerful, intense, a voice for all time.

We have always heard something ancestral coming through her. She has always spoken from the threshold between the worlds, outside of time. She has always sung of human tragedy and triumph, estrangement and seeking with a Witness's wisdom. She has placed her life at the feet of the Unseen."

If you don't know her, have a listen to these two tracks- they are stunning.







goodbye, beautiful lady

and in English....

her last release Rising