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Producer Roy Hurst talked with Congolese-born pop singer Marie Daulne, AKA Zap Mama. Her latest album is called Ancestry In Progress.

This election season, the American Institute of Graphic Arts asked members to design posters encouraging people to vote. The organization is now displaying more than 200 "get out the vote" posters on its Web site. NPR's Melissa Block speaks with some of the designers.

Commentator Gustavo Arellano reviews Mexican singer Ely Guerra's latest CD, Sweet and Sour, Hot y Spicy.

Bassist Charlie Haden talks with Roy Hurst about his role in the creation of the genre known as "free jazz." Haden's latest CD is Land of the Sun.

Chris Thomas King talks about his latest CD Why My Guitar Screams and Moans and his featured role in the upcoming movie Ray. Hear King and NPR's Tony Cox.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Performance Today host Fred Child about the life and music of John Philip Sousa. Sousa, often called the "March King," was born in Washington, D.C., 150 years ago Saturday.

Film critic David Edelstein reviews the new Pixar animated film The Incredibles. Voiced by Craig T. Nelson and Holly Hunter, among others, the comic film tracks a family of superheroes who must abandon a quiet life in the suburbs to fight evil.

Director Robert Zemeckis employs a new computer technique to bring the award-winning children's book The Polar Express to the screen, with Tom Hanks playing multiple roles. NPR's Kim Masters reports.

Sir James and his wife, flutist Lady Jeanne Galway, visit NPR's Studio 4A. They chat with PT Host Fred Child and play three pieces by Debussy — Le petit berger, Clair de lune and En bateau — plus a duet by Johann Cristian Schultz for 2 flutes.

NPR's Kim Masters visits the set of the upcoming movie Team America: World Police, produced by the duo behind the animated TV show South Park. Trey Parker and Matt Stone give their take on how to handle the war on terrorism.