Inuit throat singing, or katajjaq (Inuktitut syllabics: ᑲᑕᔾᔭᖅ), is a distinct type of throat singing uniquely found among the Inuit. It is a form of musical...
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ventricular folds, achieving low pitches. Inuit throat singing is a type of duet used in contests; it is practiced by the Inuit of Canada. Rekuhkara is a practice...
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katajjaq (Inuit throat singing) has become of interest in Canada and abroad. Characteristics of Inuit music include recitative-like singing, complex rhythmic...
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Shina Novalinga (category Inuit throat singing)
about the importance of throat singing both for her relationship with her mother and Inuit culture as a whole: Throat singing is important in our culture...
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singing should not be confused with throat singing, although many throat singing techniques include overtone singing. As mentioned, overtone singing involves...
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Tudjaat (category Inuit throat singing)
Atagotaaluk, two Inuit women from Nunavut, Canada who are known for their recordings and performances of traditional Inuit throat singing. Tudjaat was founded...
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where they have studied Tuvan throat singing, yodeling, belting, Inuit throat singing, Korean p'ansori, Georgian singing, Sardinian cantu a tenore, Hindustani...
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The Jerry Cans (category Inuit throat singing)
traditional Inuit throat singing with folk music and country rock. Their music is largely written in Inuktitut, the indigenous language of the Inuit, with lyrics...
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Music of Nunavut (category Inuit music)
percussion, used in dance music, as well as vocals, including the famous Inuit throat singing tradition. Early European immigration brought new styles and instruments...
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after 1300 AD. Inuit people tend to have the dry variant of human earwax. Inuit art, carving, print making, textiles and Inuit throat singing, are very popular...
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Tanya Tagaq (category Inuit throat singing)
solo form of Inuit throat singing, which is normally done by two women. Her decision to go solo was a pragmatic one: she did not have a singing partner. Tagaq...
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film depicts Kaukai and Chamberland, two Inuit teenagers from Kangirsuk, Quebec, performing Inuit throat singing over scenes of the changing seasonal landscape...
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Aasiva (category Canadian Inuit women)
of indie folk music features the ukulele, Inuktitut lyrics, and Inuit throat singing. Aasiva was born in Pangnirtung, Nunavut. Aasiva later moved to Ottawa...
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Lucy Tulugarjuk (category Inuit throat singing)
Lucy Tulugarjuk (born February 28, 1975) is an Inuit actress, throat singer, and director. She is executive director for the Nunavut Independent Television...
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Rekuhkara (category Throat singing)
Sakhalin Ainu rekuh レクㇷ 'throat'; rekut レクㇳ or レクッ in Hokkaidō Ainu) is a style of singing, similar to Inuit throat singing, that was practised by the...
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Celina Kalluk (category Inuit throat singing)
creates and performs in several mediums, notably the tradition of Inuit throat singing. In addition to her work as a musician, Kalluk has also worked as...
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practical goals such as luring game in the hunt; or entertainment (Inuit throat singing). Shamans often claim to have been called through dreams or signs...
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and Tumasi Quissa, as well as many others. Of particular note is Inuit throat singing performed by artists such as Qaunaq Mikkigak, Tudjaat, and Tanya...
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Diana Kaarina. The film's soundtrack was composed by Piqsiq, an Inuit throat singing duo consisting of Tiffany Ayalik and Inuksuk Mackay. The film premiered...
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(October 23, 2019). "Acclaimed American choir slammed for use of Inuit throat singing". Arctic Today. Archived from the original on October 26, 2019. Retrieved...
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(October 23, 2019). "Acclaimed American choir slammed for use of Inuit throat singing". Arctic Today. Archived from the original on October 26, 2019. Retrieved...
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Quantum Tangle (category Inuit throat singing)
Juno Award-winning Canadian musical group who combine traditional Inuit throat singing and spoken word storytelling with blues-influenced folk rock, consisting...
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Overtone (section Overtone singing)
contexts it is often referred to as throat singing or khoomei, though it should not be confused with Inuit throat singing, which is produced by different...
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Iva and Angu (category Inuit throat singing)
Iva and Angu are a Canadian musical duo from Nunavut who perform Inuit throat singing. The duo, consisting of Kathleen Ivaluarjuk Merritt and Charlotte...
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Alacie Tullaugaq (category Inuit throat singing)
Alacie Tullaugaq, ᐊᓚᓯ ᑐᓪᓚᐅᕋᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ, (born April 20, 1935) is an Inuit throat singer, elder, and artist from Puvirnituq, Quebec. Tullaugaq is recognized...
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Inuit culture. LeGrande, for her part, stated that throat singing is not unique to Inuit culture, and that she had not tried to perform in the Inuit style...
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appropriation by performing Inuit throat singing on the album. LeGrande, for her part, noted that throat singing is not unique to Inuit culture, but in fact...
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practices. See, for example, Inuit throat singing, a game played by women, an example of Inuit music that employs overtone singing, and, in some cases, the...
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simultaneously and is a folk art. The two-tone sound is related to Inuit throat singing, and to a tradition of yodeling that originated in the Central Alps...
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Charlotte Qamaniq (category Inuit throat singing)
contemporary and traditional throat singer from Igloolik, Nunavut. She is best known for her work in the throat singing duo Silla, and the bands Silla...
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