Inuk singer Elisapie is shown performing at Kuujjuaq’s Aqpik Jam Music Festival on Wednesday night at the village’s hockey arena. Aqpik Jam is a four-day free concert event that began Tuesday and continues until Friday. Thursday’s performances begin at 7:30 and the lineup includes magician Magic Ben, followed by Ahujak Cain, William Tagoona, The Flummies, Derek Tagoona, and Peter Nassak. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois, special to Nunatsiaq News)
The Kuujjuaq Youth Group with Janice Parsons and Sandy Emudluk open the Akpik Jam Music Festival Tuesday night on stage at the Kuujjuaq Forum. The four-day free festival returned after a two-year break due to COVID-19. Wednesday’s performances begin at 7:30 p.m. and feature Willie Tuklavina and Elijah Annanack, Lucy Johannes, Shauna Seeteenak, Tim and the Band, and David Hart. Inuk singer-songwriter Elisapie, originally from Salluit, is the headline act, scheduled to hit the stage at 10:15 p.m. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)