10,000 Fresh Voices

Series produced by KFAI Minneapolis

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Local arts, culture, history and environmental features made possible by the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.

Local arts, culture, history and environmental features made possible by the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.


944 Pieces

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Caption: Kim Hines, Credit: Photo Courtesy of Kim Hines
Kim Hines’ Young Adult Novella Wingo Fly (2020) revolves around Christy Wingo, a 10 year old Black girl in 1965 Minneapolis, Minnesota. The book is...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 21, 2020
  • Length: 05:31
  • Purchases: 1
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As COVID Summer 2020 heated up, Minnesotans got creative about socially distant summertime events. Parks and outdoor recreation venues saw a surge ...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Sep 16, 2020
  • Length: 05:23
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Jack Pyle, Credit: Photo Courtesy of John-Ivan Palmer
The Minneapolis of the 1950's offered a thriving entertainment scene that lured men and women with money to spend into dozens of theaters and burle...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Sep 08, 2020
  • Length: 05:56
  • Purchases: 1
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Missy Whiteman (Northern Arapaho and Kickapoo) is a Minneapolis filmmaker exploring new ways of Indigenous storytelling with expanded cinema and ne...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Sep 08, 2020
  • Length: 06:02
  • Purchases: 2
Caption:  Poet Lisa Marie Brimmer, Credit: Photo Courtesy of Lisa Marie Brimmer
Poet Lisa Marie Brimmer writes with heartfelt expression addressing personal and social issues. They are a co-editor of Queer Voices: Poetry, Prose...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Sep 01, 2020
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 2
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Two Minnesota musicians, Amanda Weber and Natalie Pollard, are starting what is thought to be the first re-entry choir in the U.S. Pollard shares t...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Jan 20, 2021
  • Length: 08:22
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Protest sign opposing the construction of the CC Powerline across farmland.
On March 5, 1978 in subzero temperatures, about 10,000 farmers marched across Pope County, Minn. in a staged funeral procession to mourn the death ...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 23, 2020
  • Length: 07:15
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: The Beatles arrived at the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, August 1965, Credit: Courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society
August 21, 1965, the Beatles invaded Metropolitan Stadium for their first ever Minnesota concert, bringing together a high school photographer with...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota and KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Jul 07, 2020
  • Length: 04:41
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: D Mills with Guitar, Credit: Erin Piesert
Minneapolis rapper Diane Miller aka D Mills creates thought provoking hip hop work that expresses her authentic self and engages the audience with ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Jul 07, 2020
  • Length: 05:08
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Polish American artist Piotr Szyhalski works in his basement.
Polish American artist Piotr Szyhalski turned to drawing during the Covid-19 stay at home orders. Working in his basement, he responded to news rep...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: May 26, 2020
  • Length: 05:19
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Mpls Adonia & DJ Shannon Blowtorch, Credit: Photo Courtesy of DJ Shannon Blowtorch
DJ Shannon Blowtorch & Host Mpls Adonia have years of experience working the crowds and pumping up the energy in the room. Keeping their love for e...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: May 25, 2020
  • Length: 06:03
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: A Constant Cough, Credit: (Photo courtesy of the artist)
“A Constant Cough” is a Minneapolis duo that plays an eclectic array of music. Their unique electric, reverb, bending sound features Victoria Carpe...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: May 04, 2020
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Singer-songwriter Aby Wolf sings with a group in Red Wing, Minn., Credit: Sheila Regan
Singer-songwriter Aby Wolf, along with her electro-acoustic ensemble Champaign Confetti, has brought chamber music intimacy, jazz rhythms, and elec...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2020
  • Length: 04:24
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In the late 1800s, a farmer discovered a large stone carved with Viking runes in Kensington, Minnesota. It’s been the subject of debate ever since....

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Apr 16, 2020
  • Length: 05:11
  • Purchases: 1
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No matter the season, Minnesotans are known for embracing outdoor activities. The more shining examples are in the colder months. From ice fishing ...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Apr 08, 2020
  • Length: 04:14
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: sculpture by Marty McConnell, Credit: Photo Courtesy of Benjamin Wuest
A Conspiracy of Strange Girls, is a Twin Cities arts collective open to all women, femme-identifying, non-binary or genderqueer people creating art...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Apr 03, 2020
  • Length: 05:24
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Nur-D Quarantine World Tour , Credit: Ryan Dawes
On Friday, March 13, 2020, Gov. Tim Walz declared a "peacetime emergency" in Minnesota, discouraging large gatherings of people in an effort to ste...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Apr 01, 2020
  • Length: 08:51
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Minneapolis singer songwriter Lydia Liza, Credit: Sheila Regan
After bursting on the Twin Cities music scene as a teenager, singer songwriter Lydia Liza got a crash course in growing up. By her early 20s, she s...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Apr 01, 2020
  • Length: 05:58
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: The Rolling Stones in Minneapolis , Credit: Fred Case
“When the Stones Came to Town: Rock 'n' Roll Photos from the 1970s” is a book by Fred Case and Eric Dregni, published by the Minnesota Historical S...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Mar 24, 2020
  • Length: 06:25
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: The Hook and Ladder Theater & Lounge in Minneapolis, MN, Credit: Colleen Cowie
Many artists are familiar with the frustrating experience of performing “for exposure” or not being compensated fairly for their work. However, the...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Feb 21, 2020
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 1