Traditional and contemporary music is a vibrant part of Inuit society. Inuit visual artists often portray traditional drummers, singers, and dancers in their works, highlighting the ways such ...

A warning: The following piece includes references to suicide. When Elisapie thinks of her hometown of Salluit, she can almost hear the breeze. "It's like you can always be purified," she says. "You ...

In the Inuit language, tusarnitut means “sounds that please the ear.” It’s a fitting title for a new exhibition at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts focused on the power of songs and music in Inuit art ...

Alaska ensemble Pamyua will showcase Inuit culture through modern performance for one night only in Whitefish on Oct. 27. Described as “Inuit soul music,” Pamyua was formed by brothers Phillip and ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Join moderator Tiffany Ayalik (Inuinnaq) and speakers James Dommek Jr. (Iñupiaq), Byron Nicholai (Yup’ik) and Julia Ogina (Kangiqyuarmiutaq ...

*LOS ANGELES, CA – Alaska’s highly acclaimed Inuit musical group Pamyua, will make their Los Angeles concert debut when they headline the inaugural Los Angeles Global Music Festival, taking place on ...

Phillip Blanchett didn’t really sing in front of others as a kid. He had allergies, and breathing was difficult. He remembers doing a solo at his church once and, well, “I try not to say that it was ...

Phillip Blanchett's thoughts on the release of his band Pamyua's new double album "Side A/Side B" likely echo those of many fans of the local Inuit quartet: "It's about time." The group -- composed of ...

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 ...

LOS ANGELES – Kelly Fraser, a Canadian pop artist who gained attention for an Inuit-language cover of Rihanna’s “Diamonds,” part of her advocacy efforts for her indigenous culture, has died. Fraser ...

Join Moderator Tiffany Ayalik and speakers James Dommek Jr., Byron Nicholai and Julia Ogina for a conversation about the past, present and future of Inuit music with four practicing artists. Alyson ...