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Inuk throat singer, Tanya Tagaq has won the 2014 Polaris Music Prize for best Canadian album.
A panel of 11 music journalists chose Tagaq’s album Animism from a shortlist of ten albums.
Video:Polaris Music Prize Gala 2014
Best known internationally for her collaborations with Björk, Tagaq has won numerous awards in the past for her representation of Canadian aboriginal culture, and for her new spin on Inuk throat singing. Traditionally performed by two women as a duet, Tagaq does it solo. Scooping the Polaris this year for her third album ‘Animism’ could be a big breakthrough moment for Tagaq, who was perhaps one of the more obscure artists from the shortlist.
Making use of the platform of her acceptance speech, and in line with her politically minded ‘Animism’, Tagaq took the opportunity to cause a little controversy. She encouraged people to wear and eat seals and to “fuck PETA” before leaving with the $30,000 prize.
Agencies/Canadajournal
