Inuit Throat Singing: Kathy Keknek and Janet Aglukkaq (long)

Kathy and Janet's application for the 2008 Arctic Winter Games.

[@lindacrnll]

I GREW UP IN ALASKA,,,AND I LISTEN TO OLD NATIVE WOMEN DO THIS,,,,MANY TIMES,,,NEVER SEEN THE YOUNG DO IT,,,AWESOME TO SEE IT BEING PAST DOWN

[@NormYip]

This singing is strangely mesmerising and beautiful. It’s like nature, insects, animals and human utterances combined to harmonising together in sounds. Being born in Saskatchewan, I really enjoyed this. Thank you!

[@chelsimadonna]

It's a game. Usually this goes on until someone laughs, and the one who laughs "loses".

[@manofTao]

Listening to this music, one can hear the cultural link between Mongol/Siberian and North American cultures.

[@gloryboundkev]

Alfred Hitchcock psycho music

[@Monkeyman301]

Cavemen Rap Battles Be Like

[@LordQueezle]

I have a feeling I could only repeat some of these sounds if I was having an asthma attack. (No disrespect intended!) This is actually really quite fascinating. Many beat boxers could learn a thing or two from Inuit throat singing!!

[@chiusaperferie]

is just me finding this oddly relaxing?

[@atim87]

My wife just adores this video, she is amazed on how much talent these young ladies have, and how mesmerizing it is, Keep up the beautiful singing ladies, hope to hear more of your wonderful singing!!!!!

[@annev.9414]

[Singing in Bulgarian]

[@kenkekenZZZZ13]

i came from an account of an inuit mother and daughter i found on tiktok! i absolutely adore the sound of this. it's mesmerizing to me.

[@isaiahjames8381]

I love this so much. It gets kind of mesmerizing after a while of listening.

[@WackieJackie]

You girls are magnificent! This is something to be so proud of. Share it and even though some people don't understand it's cultural importance to the Inuit people, keep working hard. This is not an easy talent, and clearly you girls are gifted!

[@jenniferforsyth20]

Wow! My grade 2 son has learned about Inuit throat singing in school and wanted to share with us. Great skills ladies! Thank you for sharing :)

[@hlist77]

This is amazing. The fullness of sound is impressive. The resonance and rhythmic qualities, the range and tone leave me stupefied. Seriously, their voices are like instruments that can go from staccato sharpness to gravelly bass with ease and agility. I love how it is so difficult to figure which lady is creating which sound.

[@aimikaze]

The Inuit people live in the far northern areas of Alaska, Canada, Siberia, and Greenland. They originally made their home along the Alaskan coast, but migrated to other areas. Everything about the lives of the Inuit is influenced by the cold tundra climate in which they live. The typical materials for making homes such as wood and mud are hard to find in the frozen tundra of the Arctic. The Inuit learned to make warm homes out of snow and ice for the winter. During the summer they would make homes from animal skin stretched over a frame made from driftwood or whalebones. The Inuit word for home is "igloo."The Inuit needed thick and warm clothing to survive the cold weather. They used animal skins and furs to stay warm. They made shirts, pants, boots, hats, and big jackets called anoraks from caribou and seal skin. They would line their clothes with furs from animals like polar bears, rabbits, and foxes. The Inuit people were unable to farm and grow their own food in the harsh desert of the tundra. They mostly lived off of meat from hunting animals. They used harpoons to hunt seals, walruses, and the bowhead whale. They also ate fish and foraged for wild berries. A high percentage of their food was fatty, which gave them energy in the cold weather. In order to hunt larger prey like walruses and whales, the Inuit hunters would gather in a large group. To hunt a whale, typically at least 20 hunters would gather on a large boat armed with a number of harpoons. They would attach a number of seal-skin balloons filled with air to the harpoons. This way the whale could not dive deep into the water when it was first speared. Each time that the whale would come to the surface for air, the hunters would harpoon it again. Once the whale died, they would tie it to the boat and tow it back to shore.

[@bumbleandprincess]

Amazing Native culture ....and long may it survive unlike so many other lost traditions ..... Much Aroha (love & respect) from all of your Native friends in New Zealand xxxxx

[@virg0_lem0nade]

The first time I watched this was about 15 years ago and it made me cry a bit to still see new comments on here from young people appreciating ❤❤❤

[@matthewmeeking9190]

I've worked with inupiat and inuvialuit people. Soft spoken, gentle and welcoming people.

[@mikeeasthampton]

Hi Kathy and Janet. We still watching you in 2022 and just love your performance. Stick to your roots :D