Performers include throatsingers, DJ Mad Eskimo

Montreal throatsingers Nina Segalowitz and Lydia Etok and Igloo Lounge's Geronimo Inutiq (who is also known as the DJ Mad Eskimo) are joining in Quebec City's 400th birthday bash.

As part of its year-long anniversary celebrations and Quebec's National Aboriginal Day events, a giant inflatable igloo-like structure has gone up at the old port of Quebec City.

The blow-up dome, called a "satosphère," measures 18 metres across and can seat 350 to 400 people – and that's where the 10-day festival of free musical performances and speakers on aboriginal art kicks off June 21.

"Domagaya: the Meeting of Aboriginal Cultures and Digital Arts" received $500,000 from the federal government and support from with the Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador, Makivik Corp. and the Huron-Wendat Nation.

The event is named after Domagaya, the son of Chief Donnacona of the Stadacona, an Iroquois village located at the present-day site of Quebec City.

Domagaya helped save French explorer Jacques Cartier's crew from scurvy in 1535 during their first winter in North American. Despite being sick himself, Domagaya showed the sailors how to brew a potion from the native plants, which was rich in Vitamin C, and they soon regained enough strength to survive.

To see the entire program, go to:

http://www.sat.qc.ca/post.php?id=20&post_id=1552⟨=en