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Inuk singer-songwriter
Terry Uyarak is an
Inuk singer-songwriter from
Igloolik,
Nunavut, Canada, whose debut album Nunarjua Isulinginniani was released in 2020.
[1]
Prior to launching his musical career, Uyarak was a performer and artistic director with
Artcirq, an Inuit
circus troupe.
[2]
Nunarjua Isulinginniani, whose title translates as "before the world ends", was produced by
Jace Lasek, and was released in October 2020 on
Aakuluk Music.
[3] The album was preceded by the preview singles "Inuit Nunangat"
[4] and "Anuri";
[5] the latter was a duet with
Riit, and the former received national airplay on
CBC Music and charted on the
CBC Music Top 20.
[6] The album received a
Juno Award nomination for
Indigenous Music Album of the Year at the
Juno Awards of 2021.
[7]
Uyarak followed up in 2023 with the album Unnuaq.
[8]
References
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^ Emma Tranter,
"'I'm super Inuk': Nunavut singer Terry Uyarak releases songs in Inuktitut".
CBC North, November 15, 2020.
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^ Jean Siag,
"Les 7 doigts coproduisent un spectacle au Nunavut".
La Presse, July 1, 2019.
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^ Calum Slingerland,
"Nunavut's Terry Uyarak Details Debut Solo Album".
Exclaim!, September 18, 2020.
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^ Derek Neary,
"Video: Terry Uyarak releases first single ‘Inuit Nunangat’".
Nunavut News, August 21, 2020.
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^ Derek Neary,
"Terry Uyarak releases new single, Anuri, featuring Riit; announces debut album".
Northern News Services, September 18, 2020.
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^
"Ruby Waters, Terry Uyarak, Bakar debut".
CBC Music, November 19, 2020.
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^ Holly Gordon,
"The Weeknd, JP Saxe, Jessie Reyez and Justin Bieber lead 2021 Juno Award nominations".
CBC Music, March 9, 2021.
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^ Anthony Boire,
"Terry Uyarak's 'Unnuaq' Offers Warmth When the Sun Cannot".
Exclaim!, June 20, 2023.