Punk Inuit throat singer | Tanya Tagaq | TEDxMet
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- Tanya Tagaq accesses deep emotions and connections in her unusual and powerful performance.
Inuk punk Tanya Tagaq has given her visceral, elemental performances from Canada’s Northwest Territories to Carnegie Hall. Her unique vocal expression is rooted in Inuit throat singing, but expands well beyond traditional culture to incorporate electronica, industrial, and metal influences. Tagaq has collaborated with artists ranging from opera singers to experimental DJs, and been honored with a string of Juno nominations. Her latest CD, Animism, features Michael Red, a live programmer whose wild northern field recordings often serve as her de facto backing band.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx
The amount of effort to produce those sounds at that rate is extraordinary. Her voice didn't crack at all, nor was she out of breath. I think people are confused because they're unaware of this demonstration of ability, and because it's not singing in the traditional sense.
You need to breathe in as much as you breathe out, and her mother or grandmother probably taught her therefore she’s had years of practice that has made her invincible to voice cracks
Croaking
I want to know what on earth it all meant. Because it’s obvious that woman was telling us a GREAT story in which she played all the parts!
no
Its pretty bad
For the uneducated, this is actually Tagaq's own style of throat singing. No, traditional Inuit throat singing does not sound like Tuvan throat singing, but it's typically done as a duet because it was originally more of a game or competition. Tagaq's style is a solo version. Anyway, you don't have to put it on your iTunes playlist, but be respectful. Things aren't weird or bad just because they don't sound like what Westerners are used to. Even if it's not to your personal taste, I would think you could appreciate the fact that she's not ashamed of her culture instead of turning up your noses...
Nicolas Goldring YES! Mesmerizing, Bug Eyed Mesmerizing, But SCARY! The Inuit punk Vocal Version of Horror Night on Netflix 0.0 NOOOOOBody sleepin Tonight! Nope...0.0
ROFLMFAO, OMG... you DEFENDED this???? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA... Just because it's on TEDX, doesn't make it legitimate or worthy of listening without a snort of derision at its stupidity.
^Thanks for your opinion that nobody wanted white lady.
Thanks for letting me know.
She is amazing, awesome, I loved it...
I can’t believe some of these comments. Im indigenous, but I’m of a different tribe. I wholeheartedly embrace what she has to offer the indigenous music scene. She supports victims of abuse through her music. It’s her message. As someone who survived it, I love her.
Whatever she's expressing, it's beautiful and at times haunting. I had a feeling it was a wide range of emotions.
I can’t imagine her strength to do this without passing out. Human emotion without words. At first i was like third is weird..but that was because it’s unlike anything I have ever heard...but then I realized how hard that would be to do and how many sounds she’s making at the same time.
Exactly pure emotion and awesomeness!
It's called possed
Meagan Hiller finally a decent comment
Originally not so much music, not that it is much music now but cool, It was more a breathing game for when the men went out hunting and the first to run out of breath or laugh or break the cycle would lose.
I know right? Then I remembered the cases of studies about demonic possession and how they explain that people can actually activate the vocal chords differently and also use each one for a different tone to sound like there's more than one voice. I had no idea how this could be done until I heard this. Is very impressive the different sounds we can actually produce. Some throat singers can separate really well two diferent tones, like the tibetan throat singing, and their polyphonic overtone. It's so incredible.
how did I get here. I was just going to check my email.
holy fuck, same.
Welcome to youtube ^^
lol
RuthlessGriz lol
RuthlessGriz lol same I was watching meditation videos and I came on this
I went to NSCAD with Tanya.... she was a legit weird person, in that beautiful doesn’t give a damn what anyone thinks and is authentic to who she is type of way that most people wish they had the gumption to be. I bet she eats the pseudo negative comments up, and uses people’s discomfort to propel her performances to the level that has gotten her where she is today. Belt it out, girl!
She did make music with Bjork
You sound like the weirdo. If you have nothing nice to say, just shut up. Easy.
@@summeronio9751❤
All jokes aside, she has such an amazing use of vocal range and crazy good breath support. Really amazing artistry.
Unquestionable. 👍
You trolling
Anybody who do this should move to where no one else wants to live.... wait, they already do..... keep to yourself because that is not talent. Cultural < talent
@@MarioFGarcia I dont understand you. So Mongolian throat singers are not talented? Anything that is a bit different from regular way of singing (so basically sounds that your ears are familiar with) is bad? Listen to "love song" by inuit throat singers, its beautiful. And it's done this way because it was traditionally sung by two women putting their kids to sleep, vibrations from this kind of singing help with that :)
@@JustyMe I'm gonna take a look at that. ❤️
Extremely grateful to hear this - how she hits those low registers, I'll never know - can hear the traditions she draws from & hope people outside that tradition can appreciate how special this is.
FastusMusic ahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
plumberfiddle what’s so funny they're appreciating the culture
@@dereknguyen2812 🙄
You have to be trained to be able to sing like that. If a regular singer tried to throat sing they would destroy their voice.
She’s using her false chords to get the extreme low notes. It’s how she’s doing the screams too. Anatomically they sit above the true vocal folds.
Me trying to sleep
My brain at 3am:
Ahah
LMAO!!!
I want to like this but it’s at 420.
It’s also funnier to me because I’m also Inuit.
yuó argey Lol
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she has stylised her way of throat singing, the traditional way has two women preforming
I wanna crank this in my car with the windows down this summer..
lmao
😂😂😂😂
Lol....
This comment made my day
I actually have. Its pretty incredible. The ranges her voice goes you can't hear on a phone. I truly recommend blasting this on a stereo.
@@redwillowcreations6919 What was peoples reaction?
Not just an incredible range of pitch and sound quality, but she's created a whole new form of performance. Is it song? Is it theatre? Is it storytelling with sounds? Whatever it is, it's powerful and very impressive.
She is an Inuk throat singer. If you do not know First Nations are the Native Peoples of Canada. Nothing new she is just reclaiming her heritage that was taken from her people and adding modern elements.
As a woman of Inuit ancestry, I love this!!! I grew up in a household of Inuit women. ❤️
Anybody have lyrics?
Ok, i actually laughed at this. Good job.
Best comment on here.
Yikes! It’s difficult enough to catch the lyrics in Inuit drumming song! Let alone a hip-hop throat singer!
Lily Blackwell wooooosh
It’s ok Willi, Inuit is a rather diverse language that tends to change its ways from village to village
But the wooosh very much appreciated
Mad respect to the Inuit culture. Ancestors 💪
🤘🏾thank you.
Extraordinary talent. Honestly I've never seen anything so guttural and raw and if you listen shes tells a story with her vocals. Unbelievable
I totally understand how strange Tanya's music can seem. It is so raw and primal. I saw her in concert at Davis. With a simultaneous slideshow of the atrocites that have been perpetrated upon her people and all Native Americans, she gave a very visceral lament, a well needed and respectable lament true to her tribes! Afterward, she herself seemed exorcised from the group trauma inflicted upon her people. I think if more of us were to get in touch with the sounds that our insane world makes us feel, we could free ourselves from a lot of trauma.
no, she's not a possessed woman, she is a warrior of peace. The vocals she makes describes about the awful problems of the world, at least that's how it sounds to me
She takes root , touches the sky , then shares the vibes.
Nature's forces incarnate.
I am thankful to bear witness to such talent.
This is the art of music. Personal interpretation, amazing voice and breath control. How many emotions did you hear?Thank you for sharing.
i call this particular one gagging on my pickles at mcdonalds
Kadajliger100 I love throat singing, but..... mixing it with punk? uh...... I’m a little off put 💀
Did you forget to take you meds again patient 11567
The Pain and Rage of Loss. The last Lament. This Reeks of Soul Harrowing Sorrow, Regret, and Self Hatred.
@@thomasdunn2875 this
Playing this on full volume with the earphones out and my parents got very, very concerned.
Alpha Time 😂😭
😂😂
lol!
Almost died laughing when I read your comment!!!
Not true. Your parents blasted this and were concerned about how lame their kid was.
I use to do this when I was younger. Had no idea I was throat singing.
All music comes from tribal people just making random sounds then expanding on it to make it sound good. If humans can make the sound, some culture has most likely made it into music.
I also get the impression that the animal kingdom is an inspiration for these styles of singing 👍
Me too I was called crazy . I m not crazy after all. My sister would assist me till we broke laughing my mom hated it. My father laughed about it but made us stop enough he would say. Now you know where bjorn comes from.
My parents also thought it was bad for the throat and I use to scare my baby sister like that.
im crackin up
she literally put every fiber of her being into that.
I've always found her throat singing so different yet beautiful in its own way.
Can't we just keep all our opinions back for a second to admire the courage it must take to present oneself like that on a stage?
It's impressive how she can swing back and forth between the throaty and the type of vocal sounds we're more used to, keep the rhythm and breathe... and she kicks it into a whistle-type sound too. It's also impressive that she's sharing her personal take on her culture. I can barely share my pop songs... and they're just pop. Kudos to her!
So many people say 'demonic,' or possessed, or 'like The Exorcist.' These comments look like a consistent trend. It's embarrassing.
She has another level of human honesty. There's something people can learn, if they're brave enough. She's performing it here - she knows something we don't. Sure, you can hear it, and then run away... and make a cute comment to keep distance... or you can hear it and listen, and keep listening.
She's a very deep artist. She's giving us a gift.
She deserves SO much respect. She's barefoot, giving a solo performance of extremely emotional material, in a medium that's not recognised. She has an incredibly strong heart.
I think we just witnessed this woman channel two demons intently arguing and making love at the same time.
bikepeddlar 6 😂😂
Nope. People can make two different sounds with their voice at once. Have you heard of over tones? Please do not compare traditional throat singing with this :/
she is most definitely possessed watch how her eyes have changed from the beginning of the video till about 7:54 and she keeps moving as if a serpent or snake spirit took over her
@@kaynicole59 What do you mean by "possessed" ? What you hear is how mother nature sounds...
@@woohooo7634 yeah, throat singing actually exists
I can't comment on the Inuit throat singing since I am not Inuit or familiar with it to speak about it. What I will say is coming from not knowing anything about a controversy over her style, when I saw "Punk" as part of the description I knew it would be far from traditional. I found it compelling and captivating. I saw that she was at that moment free of the weight of social expectations and released into the experience. To be able to channel all those emotions, those otherworldly beings and be that free is a gift most of us do not experience in our life. I am taking away from this inspiration to find my own freedom of expression to release myself.
I was blessed to see her live at the Lenape Powwow in NYC last weekend and she blew the venue out of the water. Her performances are like being taken down a rabbit hole. It is shadow work. It evokes what we are all destined for if we are to grow and expand.
I fail to put into words how completely astounding her artistry is and the depth her music reaches. I felt her song in my soul from the beginning.
Im more offended at her mocking such a beautiful and amazing culture by "creating her own style.. This is an absolute desecration of something beautiful..
@Anna Sahlstrom - youve just been punked
by the third minute I felt like really hypnotized by her voice, it's so surreal... and I actually like it!
Me too.
Imagine camping in the woods & hearing this coming from the darkness....eeeeeeeeeee!
Anthony Moon that was probably the effect they we’re going for when they developed it.
I would die
Sheeeeeesh
Cryptid status
😂😂🤣🤣
feels she is channeling the energy of the crowd / the world... like what is deeply embedded in our subconscious but unspeakable (or it would take really really long). This might feel or look strange on the outside but if we just take a look at the state of our world, this really captures what a lot ppl deeply feel inside.I feel like she has expressed all of it in her performance through her voice, body movements and facial expressions. She is so so so brave to do this and put herself out there like this. Mad respect!
reSunator Chang Naw
She is both true and terrifying
You got that from all that racket she’s making huh? You’re a prophet I guess. 🙄
when you put good headphones on and crank it up, I hear so many more sounds then without them. I have chills listening to her and before I saw this video I had no idea what throat singing was. I'm so glad TH-cam actually recommended something awesome for a change. this is just amazing.
sorry to see some people here just don't get her ..She's one truly talented throat singer ,she transcend the art of throat singing , she's channelling so much energy , sometimes we need to see beyond our own limits !
8:33 Do I hear My new Ringtone,
Lol
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Guys be afraid to moan I be up in my girls ear like:
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lol
😭
😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂
This is mesmerizing. I feel like I am witnessing a symphony of one.
You're not. My cat used to do the same thing. Then it would throw up.
Herb Superb It’s the making fun of her culture for me
☝️🍆🤏
I truly love how uncomfortable this made me feel. Why do I feel so weird and awkward watching this beautiful expression of song and emotion?
This is zombie vocals
Because you've been brainwashed, I think that nature is something different when that is exactly what we are part of.
Same honestly, at first I felt bad for feeling awkward but that's just because it's not like anything most of us have heard. Though the comments are claiming this is not traditional Inuit singing but moreso her own interpretation it's still so unique to anything I've heard
The quality I've come to expect from Tedx Talks.
they never let me do this at karaoke
Imagine if they did tho
Her lungs must be blessed because she kept it going for 9 minutes! She's so badass! ❤️
She hyperventilates and goes into trance-like space! Sacred performance...
"Sacred" isn't the word I would use to describe it.
Not my kind of sound but Kudos to her for being proud of her culture and willing to do her thing
what does this have to do with anyone's culture and how would you know if it did?
@@markabrams9110 throat singing is literally embedded in Native Canadian culture it takes 5 seconds to google this
!!!!!
5:50 me when I step on lego
Lmao!
Hahaha
so funny lol
Question is how is Simon Cowell going to react to this one?
E M S so is J-Lo, I don’t get how these people who can’t actually sing and have no musical talent, are judges on singing competitions
There's actually a throat singer Mongolian who auditioned and he's the only who understood the man.
5:02 sounds like she’s saying toe nail
This woman is fantastic - the brave freedom of expression is amazing. I listen and watch and think; here she is modern and ancient - and would have no worries being in the wild anywhere.
Eri Ana such a profound statement 6 months ago. Well said. 👏
not sure if I was mesmerized or hypnotized, but either way it was awesome.
She is awesome, I loved it
LOVE!!!
Truely one of a kind awesomeness!
So this is what the deep end of the internet sounds like.
Yep... I fell down the rabbit hole
9:04 when you’re trying to explain to your mom at 2 am that you just got your period
NOOOOO
Seeing her live with a full band is pretty awesome.
I loved it. Inuits don't sing like the mongolian throat singers and shouldn't be compared to them. What a voice.
With all due respect, I am not Inuit, but I've done this for years when playing with my dogs--they love it; really gets 'em going. Who knew it was something people would pay to see ?
WOW! I love this! She's amazing. It's so different than Mongolian or Tibetan type throat singing as well. She must have incredibly strong lungs--- from 3:40 to about 4:10 that build up is incredible. The growling and polyphony afterwards is so beautiful and sinister at the same time. This is so intense but playful at once. A gem of Inuk culture
I had the police called on me for listening to this
It’s like a one-woman a cappella group, making what must be every possible human sound without saying a single actual word. I’m impressed.
Although Inuit throat singing probably originates from the Tuva or other Mongolian peoples, it changed drastically over the millenium. One of those changes is that it is mostly done by the women and usually 2 women together. For those of you who think her music is "weird", etc. Might I remind you that it DOES say PUNK in the description. Punk in any musical form is not for everyone. Her art is unique.
Silverbirch1 like the performance "artists" who use body fluids in their "art". 🤢
It's not punk that's for sure. Do people think if they throw punk at the beginning of a performance it will explain random behaviour and sounds?
I really want to see her do a collaboration with Björk?
Bob Brown already done. check out Medulla.
Bob Brown she worked on Medulla with Björk. Check out the song "Ancestors"
She has. and it's great
Exactly what I thought
Comes as no surprise that they collaborated. I kept thinking that the only other woman that I could name off the top of my head who frees herself and her voice like she did here onstage is Bjork.
It’s one thing to hear it in some Bjork tracks, but seeing how she does it live is 😻
Much Respect! The Elders, the animal spirits all converging through her breath, a true vessel! Thank you ❤😊🙏
I feel so deeply the emotions she is bringing up and follow very clearly the story that it brings me to tears.. makes me sad to read the comments and realize how vacant many of us are, how shallow and living on the surface.
Paedrin Blues I concur. I found this deeply moving. But also remember that when I was younger it would not have appealed to me. Sometimes the art only speaks to us when the time is right.
Paedrin Omg i know. I researched her message. She sings cathartically for abused Native ladies. I find it extraordinarily cathartic to listen to because it’s what I have been looking for after my sister’s murder back home on the reservation.
Absolutely bonkers insane crazy!!! Medication will make you feel normal and not need to listen to this demonic incantation.
I am studying music in different cultures for my degree, and this is so fascinating. The things she is doing all at once with her voice is astonishing. The girl has got some real talent, even though many people may not understand it. this is really punk in my opinion, but to each their own. Well done
+Samantha Adkins ah ok....Im interested in your study....what course are you taking right now....
So unique ..
I'm taking several different courses for my Vocal Music Education Degree
ah ok...in your study...do you encounter a Bass Soprano Vocal range...meaning complete vocal range male and female chest voice?
sometimes, it is uncommon, but I actually have a 4 octave range, so by your definition I have that "bass-soprano" vocal range.
All jokes aside, this is beautiful. I love hearing my native family throat sing
I can feel all the different emotions..but I wish I could understand in words what that means..
I have discovered there is healing beyond understanding. I’m grateful for our native people who’ve carried medicine since the beginning.
I can hear some polyphonic overtone, I feel like it’s cleansing in a soul level. ♡︎
!!!!!!!
8:53 for the raptor impression.
I'm sure she said Instagram at 8:55, lol
An then taco bell
vanessa walterson then chicken nuggets
She talkin about some hubba bubba at 2:52 too lol
Yes I heard it too 😂
This is genius
This is how I sound like every time I sing Bohemian Rhapsody. Lol.
Strangely interesting but if you blasted this at a dark metal concert , I wonder of the reaction. Very unusual.
Best comment section on youtube
*worst
Wow making fun of Inuit culture is a good comment section
Pretty strange I would admit, but so clever. So many tones at once, plus 21st century bedlam in voices, manic sounds one can hear by thousands each day on the tube train but all done with one voice.
Just because you are not used to this does not make it bad, it tends to prove ignorance and lack of appreciation by the comments on here.
I have no idea what the story behind the song is, but it made me think of prey being hunted by predator. Caught off guard, just barely getting away, and eventually getting caught and consumed as a simple fact of natural life
Out of this world. She's amazing. Powerful, beautiful and free.
2:17 when my cats are fighting
Nobody:
Brittany Spears: 1:32
I’ve never seen someone do this alone. All the other videos I’ve seen are people singing against each other to see who can go longest.
i just realized she is on Bjork's album, Medulla. She is amazing!!!
The fuck is wrong with this comment section?! She's fucking awesome! She's like a living beatbox/SFX machine! I'd love to have her to do backdrop ambiance/rhythm in a recording. It doesn't match the western definition of "singing", but that doesn't mean it isn't singing. Can you not see the storytelling element going on here? She's also voice-acting! Playing more than one role at the same time! With NO backup so you can better focus on her performance, which is the topic! So sod off you uneducated tarts, I like it! I actually GET your cultural contribution ms. Tagaq, and thanks for assisting Bjork with the album that is currently in my car CD player! We're all from the same weird universe, and I like your corner of it fam!
This is wild I wonder how many thousands of years they have been doing this its amazing she is doing so many things at once with her voice
Beautiful and unique, spell casting. Many of you seem to have never heard any extended vocal techniques? Meredith Monk? Diamanda Galas? Tanya Tagaq connects on a deep and bloody heart level with the powers of the human voice.
I love Meredith Monk!
It’s scary
Imagine writing the email summary of the conference for your coworkers.
Hello everyone!
How's it going? So there's a really cool conference coming that I'd like to invite you too, I've watched it too and found it very entertaining. It's a Ted Talk about a lady who combines Inuit throat singing with punk. She kind of sounds like Yoko Ono with Satan, you should all come! They gave me a special discount group code!
Honestly when i see things or hear things i don't know i still try to find the beauty or talent or art in it. I have no fucking idea how the fuck i can find the art or beauty in this.
Try to do it yourself and then watch your limits.
Ella Blun oh i've heard tons of actual throat singing. Like the traditional one that is pleasant to listen too and not some weird version where someone tries to adapt "punk" to an ancient vocal art of throat singing.
no shit most things u need to practice. of course u have limits if u never practiced.
Hey look, this might not be your thing...but remember, she represents her tribe, her people, and they aren't interested in what 'your thing' is. They are interested in representing what their tribe and their history and their needs happen to be. If she represents an expression of that, no matter what I happen to think of her art, she shares a really important thing with us. Honor it for what it is, and then move on or adore it.
If they, like you say, do not care what "our thing" is, why should we care about theirs?
Isnt a lot of practitioner of inuit throat singing itself werent impressed by her version?
They wasted a good Ted talk for bullshit.
In Canada, the natives are happy that our government gives them tax exemption for having "one-drop" of native blood - I'm not fuckin kidding. If your ancestors a few generations back raped and impregnated a native and you can prove it, you can become a member of the First Nations.
Not the baby's fault!
people are so rude sometimes, this is so impressive and cool!
This is absolutely the most badass thing I've ever seen
i got the the bit where she was like hamaa *breath *hamma i was like fuck this im out :P
she was doing that as i read this comment
8:58 "taco bell"
She’s featured on one of my favorite A TRIBE CALLED RED songs. Girl’s got IT goin’ on!!!
My teacher played this in the class and I was in tears cuz I was laughing so hard cuz of the moans😂😂😂
DuhItzAbby yeah I’m not sure I’d share this with a class
Adrienne Prince my teacher did today
@@dani-xw3lc Lol why are teachers playing this in class? What curriculum could it possibly be a part of?
Simplicio imma guess this class is in canada, and was shown during learning about indigenous culture in modern life
@@coralinefanjean83 That makes sense! Thanks
*Inuits also middle asian races. Thousands of years ago they emigrated to Greenland.*
In Inuit language
Mother is *Anana*
Father is *Atata*
In Turkic languages
Mother is *Ana*
Father is *Ata*
Inuits are descended from Siberia actually, not Central Asia.
Gotcha, makes sense now. Thanks.
Annana is also an ancient goddess
this made my day
I don't know if I am impressed by some of the inhuman sounds she made, or just feel weird from listening to this. I Guess both. It was like a demonic mating call.
Unglaublich stark und wunderbar. Dane für dieses Erlebnis!
At the end only 10% of the audience clapped and the other 90% were wondering what the hell they just payed for....
Lmao
😂😂 it's True
One doesn't clap for certain forms of spiritual practice.
I’m jealous of how she can do this, I’d simple ✨Run out of air✨
spirit speaks through her
ive been looking for this for years.
1:45 My last brain cells during finals.
3:40 the last minute cram session before you pass out for the night
How was the crowd not screaming 😂 😂
Anxious Crackhead because this is their culture?
They weren’t screaming because they have respect unlike you
rude
bc they actually have respect
Because they were intently LISTENING
I' d like for her to describe her state of mind while performing. Very primordial.
i love how she seamlessly transitions from inuit to tuvan style throat singing. the world is a globe.