Latvian pop and jazz singer Laima Vaikule is teaming up with pop singer Jānis Stībelis for a 12-city North American tour geared toward Russian-speaking audiences.

Known for her long collaboration with Latvian composer Raimonds Pauls and Russian poet Ilya Reznik, Vaikule has found success in Russia since the mid-1980s. Stībelis, who also uses the English stage name Jay Stever, has performed with Vaikule in concerts in Latvia and Russia. His most recent album, released in December, is the English-language Secret Mission.

Concerts are planned in:

• California at 8 p.m. Jan. 9 in the Wilshire Ebell Theatre, 4401 W. 8th St., Los Angeles. For ticket information, visi www.ebellla.com.
• California at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 10 in the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, 3301 Lyon St., San Francisco. For further information, visit www.palaceoffinearts.org.
• Colorado at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 11 in the Teikyo Loretto Heights Theater, 3001 S. Federal Blvd., Denver. For further information, visit www.gorizont.com.
• British Columbia at 8 p.m. Jan. 13 in the Gateway Theatre, 6500 Gilbert Road, Richmond. For further information, visit www.vancouver.ru.
• Quebec at 8 p.m. Jan. 15 in the Salle Jean-Grimaldi, 1111 rue Lapierre, porte #4, LaSalle. For further information, visit www.westeast.ca.
• Ontario at 8 p.m. Jan. 16 in the Metro Toronto Convention Center, 255 Front St. W., Toronto. For further information, visit www.torontovka.com.
• Michigan at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 17 in Millenium Centre Theatre, 15600 J.L. Hudson Dr., Southfield. For further information, visit www.djlafemme.com.
• Illinois at 7 p.m. Jan. 18 in Christian Heritage Academy, 315 Waukegan Road, Northfield. For further information, visit www.bomond.com.
• Massachusetts at 8 p.m. Jan. 22 in John Hancock Hall, 180 Berkeley St., Boston.
• Pennsylvania at 8 p.m. Jan. 23 in Lower Moreland High School, 555 Red Lion Road, Philadelphia. For further information, visit www.russianphilly.com.
• New York at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 24 in Millenium Theatre, 1029 Brighton Beach Ave., Brooklyn. For further information, visit www.myconcert.us.
• Florida at 8 p.m. Jan. 25 in the N.M.B. Performing Arts Theater, 17011 N.E. 19th Ave., North Miami Beach. For further information, visit ticketvisa.com.

For more on Stībelis, visit www.jaystever.com.

For more on Vaikule, visit www.laimav.ru.