Tanya Tagaq
Sound · Music · Director · Writer
Born May 5, 1975 · Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada
Active 2004–present · Awards: Juno Award for Indigenous Artist or Group of the Year, honorary doctorate at the Laval University, Indigenous Voices Awards, Member of the Order of Canada, Polaris Music Prize
“Tagaq doesn’t so much sing as plug herself into the Earth.” – Pitchfork From Nunavut, Tanya Tagaq is an improvisational singer, avant-garde composer and author.
Filmography
From Rome to Dakar — NanaTrue Detective (2014) — Doula · Additional MusicNorth of North (2025) — NuliajuqThere's Something in the Water (2019) — MusicianSearchers (2016) — MusicMobilize (2015) — Music · Musician · Music ArrangerRides - André Malby (2004) — MusicianBootlegger (2021) — Original Music ComposerEver Deadly (2022) — Director · WriterTungijuq (2009)Sirmilik (2011)Teeth Agape (2021) — MusicAmaqqut Nunaat: The Country of Wolves (2011) — MusicI Was Here (2018) — Music