Tanya Tagaq

Tanya Tagaq is a throat singer from Cambridge Bay (Iqaluktuuttiaq), Nunavut, Canada, on the south coast of Victoria Island. She is known for delivering fearsome, elemental performances that are visceral and physical, heaving and breathing and alive. Her shows have drawn incredible response from worldwide audiences, leading to a recent win of the Polaris Music Prize and worldwide tours with musicians including Björk.