Throat Singing (Eskimo, Inuit Music)

Alacie Tullaugaq, Lucy Amarualik | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 15, 2001)
• Original Release Date: January 15, 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Inukshuk Records
• ASIN: B000067BEM
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #559,347 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #6 in Music > World Music > North America > Eskimo & Inuit

Track Listings

1. Naujaluk

2. Qairurvaluk

3. Pilurvirutik

4. Piararmit Inaqutik

5. Sinnasairutik

6. Killuvaluk

7. Nirliujaq

8. Pinguagutik

9. Anuriujaq

10. Nunaqatigingitut

11. Qimmirulapik

12. Kasuvartaq

13. Kuvallu

14. Pinguarutik

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars VERY ORIGINAL !!!, May 23, 2002

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This review is from: Throat Singing (Eskimo, Inuit Music) (Audio CD)

Listening to this CD has been a discovery of a type of music I had never been exposed to. It is purely magical and very original. It has allowed me to connect with Canada's northern native peoples in an exciting way. I highly recommend this album to music fans who wish to explore new types of sounds and cultures.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Throat Singing (Katutjatut), May 23, 2002

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Andre Brassard (Canadian Eastern Arctic (Nunavik)) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Throat Singing (Eskimo, Inuit Music) (Audio CD)

This is an extraordinary recording on Inuit (Eskimo) throat singing. I now understand why it won Best Traditional-Historical album of the year at the Aboriginal Music Awards. The way they do there chanting to imitate animals you would think there were several of them doing those sounds, but it's only the two of them. Very impressive. Incredible.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting glimpse into Inuit culture, December 9, 2003

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M. Rosen (Madison, WI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Throat Singing (Eskimo, Inuit Music) (Audio CD)

I'm so glad Amazon finally got more copies of this CD! No one else seemed to be able to find it, not even a store that specialized in Native American music. I was first introduced to throat singing by the Tuvan musicians Huun-Huur-Tu and wanted to see what the Inuit version was like. These two women create incredible and hypnotic sounds, imitating wild animals and other aspects of nature. The only reasons I gave it 4 stars and not 5 is that for one, this CD is very short; and, though I am pleased with it, I was expecting something a little more 'musical'. I couldn't get the track samples to work on my computer, so I ordered it 'blind', so to speak. This is a great record for people who like the sound of throat singing, or are interested in Inuit cultural artifacts, but it's not something you would listen to for musical enjoyment. It's also a little expensive, but at least the money is going to two worthy recipients, and not Britney Spears' private jet fund.