Surely you know 'New Soul'! Not the genre but rather the title of that hit from that ad (from Apple for that MacBook?). The song is by Yael Naim and her mentor-multi-instrumentalist David Donatien and also already appeared on the previous CD 'Yael Naim' (which earned a Victoire De La Musique in 2007!).
Yael Naim was born in Paris to Tunisian parents and grew up in Israel. So she sings just as superbly in Hebrew, French or English.
In the meantime there is now the fresh, sparkling single 'Go To The River' as foretaste to the new CD 'She Was A Boy' (via Pias and with a title as remarkable as that of her debut 'In A Man's Womb' from 2001.) This time entirely in English but that sounds perfectly natural for a singer who can also alluringly take on the oeuvre of Joni Mitchell, Robert Wyatt or even Britney Spears. Finally this: Yael Naim is apparently also to be heard aside Sacha Baron Cohen in episode 457 of The Simpsons! D'ohoO°!

Now with a refreshing support act from Sierra Leone, via Germany: Mariama is coming to sing her extremely appealing songs for you, solo with guitar. A new CD should be here soon too.