Asaf Avidan: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

So I m driving down the road when I hear this incredible voice coming out of my car speakers part Janis Joplin, part Nina Simone and I wonder, Who is she That day, I d ripped a number of CDs onto my phone and didn t remember which record this was. Upon a quick glance at my phone during a traffic light, I discover the name Asaf Avidan. Next traffic light, I look it up and I see a picture of a skinny, handsome white male. I figure that s a mistake that I must have typed the wrong name so I wait to get home. What I discovered floored me. Asaf Avidan is a 33yearold, very wellknown Israeli singer, formerly with a folkish rock band with gold records called Asaf Avidan The Mojos. He s now on his own with a solo record and no U. S. record label to put it out, but he s on a solo tour that s stunning. He stopped us all cold when he began to sing at the Tiny Desk. There s a disconnect, when you watch this, between what you see and what you hear. And those songs that he writes Well, he truly understands