Tanya Tagaq

Tanya Tagaq is a Polaris Prize and Juno-winning Inuksingerfrom Nunavut. Her music mixes traditional Inuit throat singing with modern pop and alternative sounds. Her debut book,Split Tooth, is a mix of memoir and fiction about a young girl growing up in Nunavut with the wonders of the natural world juxtaposed with the issues her community is facing.

Split Toothwas on the longlist for the 2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize.

• Polaris Prize-winning musician Tanya Tagaq is publishing her first book

Books by Tanya Tagaq

Interviews

The Candy Palmater Show6:30Tanya Tagaq

Tanya Tagaq on the celebration of the senses Inuk singer shares when she discovered her gift for music and how she chose a particular direction to go with it.

As It Happens7:34Tanya Tagaq wins Polaris Prize

Throat singing -- and speaking from the heart -- we'll speak to Polaris Music Prize winner Tanya Tagaq.

Q22:35Tanya Tagaq on her 2014 Polaris Music Prize victory

Inuk throat singer Tanya Tagaq defeated high-profile acts like Drake and Arcade Fire to win the 2014 Polaris Music Prize.