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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

While some Inuit musicians push the boundaries of old and new styles, others reclaim and reinvigorate original Inuit sounds. In this third post of the Arctic Museum’s Inuit Music series, we’ll take a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Juno Award-winning Inuit musician, based in Montreal, imbued her favorite childhood songs with new meaning on her covers project, Inuktitut. How Elisapie turned 10 classic rock hits into ‘true ...