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Charlie Panigoniak Born (1946-03-07) 7 March 1946 near Chesterfield Inlet, Northwest Territories Died 6 March 2019 (2019-03-06) (aged 72) Rankin Inlet, Nunavut Genres Inuit Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, guitarist Musical artist Charlie Panigoniak ONu (ᓵᓕ ᐸᓂᒍᓂᐊᖅ, 7 March 1946 – 6 March 2019), born in Chesterfield Inlet, Northwest Territories in what is now Nunavut, Canada ...
Traditional Inuit music (sometimes Eskimo music, Inuit-Yupik music, Yupik music or Iñupiat music), the music of the Inuit, Yupik, and Iñupiat, has been based on drums used in dance music as far back as can be known, and a vocal style called katajjaq [1] (Inuit throat singing) has become of interest in Canada and abroad.
Susan Aglukark, OC (Inuktitut syllabics: ᓲᓴᓐ ᐊᒡᓘᒃᑲᖅ suusan agluukkaq; born 27 January 1967 [1]) is a Canadian singer whose blend of Inuit folk music traditions with country and pop songwriting has made her a major recording star in Canada.
Inuktitut is the fourth studio album by Inuk-Canadian singer-songwriter Elisapie, released in 2023. [1] The album consists of ten Inuktitut language covers of classic pop and rock songs that Elisapie described as connected to a significant personal memory.
Inuit throat-singing is performed by two women standing face to face. They repeat different sounds in a swift rhythm in a form of contest to see who can last the longest. Modern musicians from Nunavut generally blend traditional Inuit music with mainstream forms of popular music such as rock , pop , country or gospel , though traditional music ...
Also in 2017, Han's single "786" was featured by Up Here Magazine in a Nunavut Music Week list of Inuktitut music. [10] In 2018, Han won first place in the Qikiqtani Inuit Association's contest for the best original song or poem in Inuktitut. [8] The title of Han's winning entry was "Nagligigakkit" (which translates to "because I love you"). [7]
Fraser first attracted widespread attention in 2013 with a series of Inuktitut covers of pop songs, most notably Rihanna's "Diamonds", on YouTube. [6] She released her debut album, Isuma, in 2014. [6] Her songs include Inuktitut and English language, and musically, combine contemporary pop with traditional Inuit sounds. [6]
Their music is largely written in Inuktitut, the indigenous language of the Inuit, with lyrics which "reflect the challenges and beauty of life in the Far North". [1] Their 2016 album, Inuusiq/Life, was released on Aakuluk Music, Nunavut's first record label, which the band's members established in 2016 "to support Inuit and Indigenous ...