Sounding the Retribution: Tanya Tagaq returns fiercer than ever on stunning new album
Tanya Tagaq on her latest album Retribution, climate change, and music as a coping mechanism.
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Jazzfest: Tanya Tagaq will be a stirring experience
I once had the opportunity to watch Tanya Tagaq perform in what seemed to me the unlikeliest of situations: in the community hall of her own hometown Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, in front of an audience of German tourists sporting thick coats in the middle of August, from a cruise ship making its way through the […]
Tanya Tagaq plays the best punk show ever
The folks at the NAC might be kicking themselves for having booked Tanya Tagaq into the small Fourth Stage instead of one of their larger rooms: the show was booked before she won the Polaris Prize, reignited the debate in Canada over the seal hunt, and changed the way many Canadians think about Inuit musical […]
Bringing it Nunavut style: The Jerry Cans bring the music of the north to Ottawa at Zaphod’s
One of the biggest bands out of Nunavut, The Jerry Cans, will be hitting the stage at Zaphod’s on Friday. This beloved Iqaluit-based band features a mix of genres that they describe as “Inuktitut country swing, throat singing, reggae and blues”. It might sound a bit random, but it fits in perfectly with the diverse […]
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