Coachella Preview: Yoav
I've been looking over the "Coachooser," the personal scheduler for the Coachella to decide who I want to see. Someone new I am now looking forward to is Yoav.
This solo artist was born to Romanian parents in Israel but grew up in Cape Town, South Africa, and is now based in London. As a child he was exposed to classical music and opera, which he hated. He had to sneak pop records into the house as a teenager and teach himself guitar in secret. He performs solo onstage with acoustic guitar and the help of a pile of electronic equipment to fill out the sound and incorporate African rhythms. The results are simply beautiful and haunting.
Do yourself a favor and listen to Yoav's KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic performance on Feb. 20, 2008. His vocal range is just incredible. He'll be performing on Saturday, April 26, at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival.
From Charmed and Strange (2008) [Buy]
Yoav: Adore Adore
Yoav: Beautiful Lie
MySpace | Website | Label: Verve Forecast | Lyrics
Buy at Yoav's website, Amazon, iTunes
Speaking of KCRW, our pals Division Day are on Morning Becomes Eclectic TODAY.
3 comments:
The Coachella line up look incredible this year.
Why O' why do I live in Florida?
By the way...
I started two blogs recently on two separate profiles.
You can get to one of them from this profile but the other is where I write about entertainment culture (music, film, books.)
http://educateham.blogspot.com/
Two blogs! No way would I have time for two of these things. Hats off to you, Ham.
And why DO you live in Florida? There are giant insects there! Oh yeah...I forgot--it's surrounded by white-sand beaches and nice, warm ocean. Sigh.
Yoav really is amazing.
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