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==Inuit throat singing in popular culture== *In 2005, [[Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra]] recorded ''The Four Seasons Mosaic''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tafelmusik.org/media/presspdfs/Tafelmusik_CD_L'estro_armoinco.pdf|title=Tafelmusik.org}}{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> CD and DVD documentary. A reinvention of Vivaldi's Four Seasons by Mychael Danna featuring Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra; Jeanne Lamon, violin; Aruna Narayan, sarangi; Wen Zhao, pipa and throat singers Aqsarniit (Sylvia Cloutier and June Shappa). *The British ITV documentary ''[[Billy Connolly: Journey to the Edge of the World]]'' features Billy Connolly in the Canadian Arctic. In the second episode, he visits a pair of women demonstrating the finer points of throat singing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.frontier-canada.co.uk/billyconnollyITVbaffinisland.php.|title=Frontier-canada.co.uk}}{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> *The 2012 CBC TV drama series ''[[Arctic Air]]'' features a theme song written by Tim McCauley and performed by [[Tanya Tagaq]], incorporating elements of traditional Inuit throat singing over a modern dance beat.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/arcticair/themedownload.html|title=Arctic Air Theme Song}}</ref> *Tanya Tagaq won the [[2014 Polaris Music Prize]] for her album ''[[Animism (Tanya Tagaq album)|Animism]]''.<ref name=cbcpolaris>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/polaris-music-prize-2014-tanya-tagaq-wins-30k-prize-1.2774822 "Polaris Music Prize 2014: Tanya Tagaq wins $30K prize"]. [[CBC News]], 22 September 2014.</ref> *In November 2015, incoming Canadian Prime Minister [[Justin Trudeau]] and his cabinet were sworn in by the [[Governor General]]. A pair of eleven-year-old Inuit girls, Samantha Metcalfe and Cailyn Degrandpre, performed throat singing at the ceremony.<ref name="CBC">[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/inuit-throatsingers-steal-the-show-at-justin-trudeau-s-swearing-in-ceremony-1.3304148 "Inuit throatsingers steal the show at Justin Trudeau's swearing-in ceremony"]. [[CBC News]], 4 November 2015.</ref> *In January 2019, performers Eva Kaukai and Manon Chamberland premiered the short film ''[[Throat Singing in Kangirsuk]] (Katatjatuuk Kangirsumi)'' at the [[Sundance Film Festival]].<ref>T'cha Dunlevy, [https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/dunlevy-throat-singing-nunavik-teens-are-stars-of-sundance "Dunlevy: Throat-singing Nunavik teens are stars of Sundance"]. ''[[Montreal Gazette]]'', January 31, 2019.</ref> * In March 2020, professional singer Caroline Novalinga and her daughter [[Shina Novalinga]] gained recognition for videos throat singing on the video sharing app [[TikTok]]. They released an album together in June 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Foden |first1=Stephanie |last2=Balsam |first2=Joel |title=A revival of Indigenous throat singing |url=https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20210414-a-revival-of-indigenous-throat-singing |access-date=4 July 2021 |work=BBC |date=15 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref> * Throat singing duo [[Iva and Angu]] received a [[Juno Award]] nomination for [[Juno Award for Traditional Indigenous Artist of the Year|Traditional Indigenous Artist of the Year]] at the [[Juno Awards of 2023]] for their album ''Katajjausiit''.<ref>[https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/aglukark-tagaq-among-inuit-2023-juno-nominees/ "Aglukark, Tagaq among Inuit 2023 Juno nominees"]. ''[[Nunatsiaq News]]'', January 31, 2023.</ref>
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