Yael Naim @ SummerStage

Yael Naim w/ David Donatien, Piers Faccini, and Herman Dune A multilingual chanteuse and her studio collaborator headline an evening of French-based songwriters with subtle storytelling styles. This Paris-born, Israeli folk singer of Tunisian decent has a distinctively global perspective. After a decade of classical piano lessons, Yael Naim teamed up with West Indian producer David Donatien, who encouraged her to use her vocal gifts in her native language of Hebrew. In addition to creating the Billboard hit, “New Soul,” together they dared to cover Britney Spears’ pop hit, “Toxic,” and artfully transformed it into a sensual ballad. Her current album, Yael Naim, is the first Israeli solo release to be a Top 10 hit in the United States. International phenomenon Piers Faccini stunned the London scene a decade ago when he began transforming his moving poetry into intense acoustic compositions. He effortlessly blends African rhythms, folk and rock sensibilities, and heart-wrenching lyrics to create unique emotional dialogues with his audiences. His latest album is Tearing Sky. With roots based in France, Sweden, and NYC, the anti-folk band Herman Düne cites Daniel Johnston, The Mountain Goats and Cat Power as influences. Highly prolific, they have five albums to their credit in addition to numerous side projects and collaborations with Julie Doiron (ex-Eric's Trip), Kimya Dawson (ex-Moldy Peaches), Laura Hoch, etc. Their single "I Wish That I Could See You Soon" was #89 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.--- this calendar is brought to you by BrooklynVegan