Tagaq doesnt so much sing as plug herself into the Earth Pitchfork From Nunavut Tanya Tagaq is an improvisational singer avantgarde composer and author A member of the Order of Canada a Polaris Music Prize and JUNO Award winner and recipient of multiple honorary doctorates Tagaq is an original disruptor a worldchanging figure at the forefront of seismic social political and environmental change In its many forms Tagaqs art challenges static ideas of genre and culture and contends with themes of Indigenous Rights colonialism environmentalism racism and violence against women and girls in particular MMIWG Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Tagaqs bestselling awardwinning debut novel Split Tooth has been translated into German and French A fulllength feature documentary on Tanyas life career and art is currently in production Split Tooth on stage a collaboration with Kaneza Schaal and Christopher Myers is scheduled to debut in Dusseldorf and BAM in 2021 Tagaq has collaborated and recorded with Saul Williams Kronos Quartet Bjork A Tribe Called Red Buffy SainteMarie Fucked Up and more She has composed pieces for the Kronos Quartet and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and created a sound installation for the National Maritime Museum in London Tagaq has performed at many prestigious international festivals including Dark Mofo Bonnaroo Big Ears the Helsinki Festival Aarhus and many more and venues such as Carnegie Hall and the Lincoln Center From CBSs 60 Minutes to NPR Pitchfork Rolling Stone The Guardian and more Tagaqs music and writing has been covered by major publications in the USA UK Europe and beyond
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