The Canadian Inuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq makes music that seems to cleanse the body. The form that she practices uses guttural sounds and breaths to produce a physical performance of groans, gasps ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Inuktitut was my first language, but I’m slowly losing it since I don’t really have that opportunity to practice my culture as ...

Inuit katajjaq, or throat-singing, is something that Charlotte Carleton discovered when she was six. She was captivated when she heard it on a cassette tape of her mother's. Carleton, who is of Inuit ...

Oktoecho invites the public to immerse in Inuit culture, with their concert Saimaniq, which means Peace in Inuktitut, at the Théâtre Outremont on October 29th at 8pm. This concert is an original ...

Samantha Peoyuq Kigutaq is 12 years old and Cailyn Nanauq DeGrandpre just 11, but they are breathing life into a centuries-old Inuit throat-singing technique known as katajjaq. Manipulating their ...

Tanya Tagaq stands alone on a stage, a small red rug beneath her bare feet. She gently rubs her belly, as if coaxing up the air she will soon need to push out a parade of spirit voices: some pitiful, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Janice Parsons and Sandy Emudluk. While throat singing was traditionally a women’s activity, Sandy caught on quickly and they ...

For Shina Nova and her mom, Caroline Novalinga, singing together isn't just a hobby; it's an important part of their Indigenous culture. Since April, Shina, who is Inuk, has used her platform on ...

Inuit women of Northern Canada developed a unique, guttural vocal style that involves short, sharp, rhythmic inhalations and exhalations of breath. Inuit sisters Karin and Kathy Kettler, of Northern ...

Chances are you won't be hearing Tanya Tagaq's music at your next dinner party or wafting over the speakers at the mall. She is technically a pop star, but not in the same vein as, say, her fellow ...

Shina Novalinga is one of a handful of singers from her Indigenous tribe shifting the social media spotlight to Inuit throat singers in Canada. Each song has a different meaning that imitates the ...

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. In the remote Inuit community of Kuujjuaq in northern Quebec, Janice Parsons and Sandy Emudluk lock arms and ...