Byron Nicolai is a 17-year-old traditional Yup’ik drummer and singer from Toksook Bay, Alaska — a village with a population of around 600 residents. Nicolai, who performs under I Sing, You Dance, gained his popularity by posting videos of himself singing traditional native songs on Facebook as a way to inspire Alaska native kids to engage with cultural traditions and music. His page I Sing, You Dance has thousands of views now. Just this summer, Byron performed at the White House. Byron Nicolai joins us this week to share his recent album release, “I Am Yup’ik”.
Artist (Song) Album
Injunuity (Tumbleweed) Spirits
Brianna Lea Pruett (Red Jacket) Gypsy Bells
Fawn Wood (Lonesome for You) Kikāwiynaw
Lance Canales (Stomp It Out) The Blessing And The Curse
Cary Morin (Valley of the Chiefs) Tiny Town
Silver Jackson (Constellations Shine) Starry Skies Opened Eyes
I Sing, You Dance (I Am Yup’ik) I Am Yup’ik
I Sing, You Dance (Ellu’urtautanga) I Am Yup’ik
I Sing, You Dance (Aanan Aatan-Llu) I Am Yup’ik
Cris Derksen (I See/Icy Water) The Collapse
Don Amero (Falling Shouldn’t Feel That Way) Refined
Chester Knight (Tomahawk-Idle No More) Tomahawk-Idle No More – Single
Shy-Anne Hovorka (Savage) Bones
A Tribe Called Red (Sisters feat. Northern Voice) Nation II Nation
