Madeleine Allakariallak (born
Resolute,
NunavutCBC Media Centre Bios
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Inuit
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musician and television journalist. Formerly a member of the Inuit throat singing
Inuit throat singing, or ''katajjaq'' (Inuktitut syllabics: ᑲᑕᔾᔭᖅ), is a distinct type of throat singing uniquely found among the Inuit. It is a form of musical performance, traditionally consisting of two women who sing duets in a cl ...
duo Tudjaat
Tudjaat were Madeleine Allakariallak and Phoebe Atagotaaluk, two Inuit women from Nunavut, Canada who are known for their recordings and performances of traditional Inuit throat singing.
History
Tudjaat was founded in 1994 after producer Randa ...
, from 2005 to 2007 she was also the host of the weekly newsmagazine series '' APTN National News Contact'' on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network
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Phoebe Atagotaaluk, Allakariallak's bandmate in Tudjaat, is her cousin. Her husband, Romeyn Stevenson, is a current member of the Iqaluit City Council
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See also
*Music of Canada
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*Aboriginal music of Canada
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*List of Canadian musicians
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References
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
People from Resolute
Canadian folk singers
Canadian women folk singers
Inuit musicians
Musicians from Nunavut
Canadian television reporters and correspondents
Canadian women television journalists
21st-century Canadian journalists
Canadian Inuit women
21st-century Canadian women singers
Inuit from the Northwest Territories
Inuit from Nunavut
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