Concha Buika is one of those singers that grab you in the heart - even though she sings mostly in Spanish, you get it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8SVDn34vVQ
Concha was named one of "50 Great Voices by NPR, and if you live in NYC, you can judge for yourself on June 13th when she appears at Town Hall as part of the Blue Note Jazz Festival.
http://www.bluenote.net/newyork/schedule/moreinfo.cgi?id=11239
Concha mixes flamenco and jazz - she was raised in Majorca by African parents - and her last album won her a Grammy. Her next release is due out June 4th.