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Jubilant Sykes is an artist who feels at home with all kinds of music -- from Bach to Billboard to Broadway standards. With his latest CD, "Wait For Me," the baritone singer adds folk, pop and gospel to his repertory. All Things Considered host Michele Norris talks with the classically trained musician about his passion, his faith and his fierce work ethic.

In this episode of Northern Voices, Leah Lemm Talks with Artist Carl Gawboy, who has an exhibition currently on display at the Dr. Robert Powless Cultural Center in Duluth titled "Carl Gawboy: New Paintings, Old Stories" now through May 27th.

The Jamaican musician Shaggy is known for singing in a Jamaican accent he doesn't use when speaking. Now he's explained the accent's origins.

Music reviewer Tom Manoff looks at what makes a good Christmas song and what makes a good Christmas carol. We hear a variety of examples, including Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer performed by the Brady Bunch, from the cd "TV Family Christmas" on Scotti Bros. records, and Omnis Mundus Jucundetur, performed by the choir of the East Helsinki Music Institute on a BBC disc.

Put together by producer and musician Ivan Duran from Belize, Umalali seeks to revive the Garifuna culture of Central America. In a session from KEXP, the group performs a song by Andy Palacio, a talented Garifuna musician who died early last year.

The Brazilian singer Flora Purim helped create the sound of jazz fusion. Now, as she releases what she says will be her final album, it's time to give her artistic legacy its due.

Leah Lemm brings us episode 39 of Northern Voices. For her conversation this week, Leah visits with Sam Zimmerman, an artist and author of the recent book Following My Spirit Home, published by Black Bears and Blueberries publishing. In their conversation, Sam tells the story that inspired one of his paintings, where as a child, his father tried to trick his grandmother to get out of berry picking. Click the player above to hear the whole story and learn more about Sam's art, what he learned from the pandemic, and what drew him home to the place of his family.

The Lakes Area Music Festival(LAMF) creates ongoing arts experiences throughout the year for adults and youth in the Brainerd Lakes Area. Each summer LAMF…

Cook Minnesota is located at the intersection of US Highway 53 and MN Hwy 1 in St Louis County. Cook is the western gateway to Lake Vermilion country .…

While Houston is experiencing record-breaking flooding, cities across East Texas are taking stock of the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey and bracing for more rain. NPR's Debbie Elliot reports from Beaumont, Texas.

Noah speaks with Jim Dale, the actor and voice behind the Harry Potter books on tape. For the latest in the series, Dale had to create 125 voices -- and unlike other books he records, he was unable to read this one through to the end. This meant he was making up voices and not always remembering when one voice sounded like another. His voices come from the famous, like John Houseman and the not so famous, like past girlfriends.

Melissa Block talks with voice-over artists Dennis Steele and Scott Sanders about how to make a threatening voice for a political ad.

A veteran of The Frames and The Swell Season, Hansard possesses a worn but wonderfully flexible voice. Throughout his second solo album, his voice conveys kindness and warmth.

Lawmakers voiced cautious support for the decision to launch strikes in Syria, but leading voices in both parties want the administration to collaborate with Congress on where the strategy goes now.

Full-sized voices — voices more than willing to flaunt lung power and sheer loudness — are everywhere these days. A voice that can merge force with genuine feeling is another matter altogether, which is where Brandi Carlile, a relatively new talent from Seattle, comes in.

The National Weather Service is evaluating replacements for the computerized voice affectionately known as "Igor" -- used to relay weather reports on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Weather Radio. The Weather Service has decided to stop using Igor because of complaints that the voice is hard to understand. Linda Wertheimer speaks with Joanne Swanson, Meteorologist Voice Evaluation Leader for the National Weather Service, about the search for a new voice.

Host Michele Norris has a remembrance for ABC News anchorman Peter Jennings, who has died of lung cancer at the age of 67. Jennings manned the anchor desk for parts of five decades.

Among Iranians who oppose the regime in Tehran, some welcome the U.S. bombing campaign, while others say it is going too far.

Leah Lemm joins the Lutefisk Guy, Bill Bauman, to talk about the annual Lutefisk Dinner, a tradition that many look forward to for many reasons, and all…

Join Leah Lemm for Northern Voices. She talks with Duluth artist Michelle Defoe about what makes the tradition of moccasin-making full of lessons,…