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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Jennie Williams, left, and Amena Harlick-Shaw are working to revitalize Inuit throat singing by teaching workshops and supporting new groups. (Heidi Atter/CBC) Amena Harlick-Shaw didn't know much ...

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 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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Inuksuk Mackay and Tiffany Ayalik of PIQSIQ performed at the World Expo in Osaka, Japan, in June. The throat-singing duo said that ...

Today a Heard Up North from WAY up North. Inuit throat singing is traditional entertainment from a time and place where people had to amuse... May 03, 2007 — Today a Heard Up North from WAY up North.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Urban Inuit Choir performs in St. John's. (Amanda Gear/CBC - image credit) The Urban Inuit Choir performs in St. John's. The ...

Every year at Christmas, a choir comes together in St. John's to celebrate centuries-old traditions and music that are both close to their hearts and from a land far away. Inuk soprano Deantha Edmunds ...