"Tagaq doesn’t so much sing as plug herself into the Earth.” - Pitchfork

 From Nunavut, Tanya Tagaq is an improvisational singer, avant-garde composer and author. A member of the Order of Canada, Polaris Music Prize and JUNO Award winner and recipient of multiple honorary doctorates, Tagaq is an original disruptor, a world-changing figure at the forefront of seismic social, political and environmental change.

In its many forms, Tagaq’s art challenges static ideas of genre and culture, and contends with themes of Indigenous rights, colonialism, environmentalism, racism and violence against women and girls, in particular MMIWG (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls). 

Tagaq's best selling, award winning debut novel “Split Tooth” has been translated into multiple languages and sold around the world. A full-length feature documentary onTanya’s life, career and art called Ever Deadly debuted at TIFF in 2022. “SplitTooth” on stage, a collaboration with Kaneza Schaal and Christopher Myers, is scheduled for debut in 2026.

Tagaq has collaborated and recorded with Saul Williams, Kronos Quartet, Bjork, A Tribe Called Red, Fucked Up and more. She has composed pieces for the Kronos Quartet and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and created a sound installation for the National Maritime Museum in London.

Tagaq has performed at many prestigious international festivals including Dark Mofo, Bonnaroo, Big Ears, Helsinki Festival, Aarhus and many more, and venues such as Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Centre.

She has also acted in and composed for HBO’s True Detective: Night Country and upcoming Netflix series North of North.

From CBS 60 Minutes to NPR, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, The Guardian and more, Tagaq’s music and writing has been covered by major publications in USA, UK, Europe and beyond.

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