Tanya Tagaq

Tanya Tagaq is a Canadian Inuk throat singer from Cambridge Bay (Iqaluktuuttiaq), Nunavut, Canada, on the south coast of Victoria Island.

At the age of 15, after attending school in Cambridge Bay, Tagaq went to Yellowknife to attend Sir John Franklin High School where she first began to practice throat singing. She later studied visual arts at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design and developed her own 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 was a popular performer at Canadian folk festivals and first became widely known both in Canada and internationally for her collaborations with Björk, including concert tours and the 2004 album Medúlla.

Although primarily known for her throat singing, Tagaq is also an accomplished artist.

Since her first collaboration with the Kronos Quartet in 2005, Tagaq and the Quartet have performed together at venues across North America.

In May 2018, Tagaq announced her first book, a blend of fiction and memoir titled Split Tooth, which was published in September 2018 by Penguin Random House.

About Tanya Tagaq

Tanya Tagaq is a Canadian Inuk throat singer from Cambridge Bay (Iqaluktuuttiaq), Nunavut, Canada, on the south coast of Victoria Island.

At the age of 15, after attending school in Cambridge Bay, Tagaq went to Yellowknife to attend Sir John Franklin High School where she first began to practice throat singing. She later studied visual arts at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design and developed her own 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 was a popular performer at Canadian folk festivals and first became widely known both in Canada and internationally for her collaborations with Björk, including concert tours and the 2004 album Medúlla.

Although primarily known for her throat singing, Tagaq is also an accomplished artist.

Since her first collaboration with the Kronos Quartet in 2005, Tagaq and the Quartet have performed together at venues across North America.

In May 2018, Tagaq announced her first book, a blend of fiction and memoir titled Split Tooth, which was published in September 2018 by Penguin Random House.

Genres: Paintings, Contemporary folk

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