Along with being a tribute to her own daughter, Qattuu’s new single Panikuluuk, released Wednesday, is a tribute to her own mother. (Photo via Hitmakerz news release)
Pangnirtung throat singer releases first single as solo artist
Released Wednesday, Panikuluuk is first single from Qattuu’s upcoming debut album
Pangnirtung throat singer, songwriter and performer Qattuu has released her first single as a solo artist.
Qattuu Evic, who performs as Qatttu and is currently based in Ottawa, released Panikuluuk on Wednesday. The song title means “little daughter” in Inuktitut.
The song — the first single from Qattuu’s upcoming debut album — is “an emotional, authentic musical expression of the experience of motherhood,” according to a news release from Nunavut record label Hitmakerz.
Along with being a tribute to her daughter, Qattuu’s new single also honours her own mother.
The song begins with the sound of a mother’s heartbeat in an ultrasound, followed by gentle strums on a guitar. It progresses to include Qattuu’s throat singing and Inuit drumming, accompanied by audio clips of her young daughter, Aleah.
According to the release, Qattuu has been singing since she was six years old and is largely self-taught. From 2020 to 2022, she was part of the Juno Award-nominated musical group Silla and Rise, and she has been featured on songs by other artists such as Joey Nowyuk and Angela Amarualik.
As a solo performer, Qattuu has sang in France, Belgium and the Philippines as well as in Canada.
Juno-nominated Inuk artist Looee Arreak was part of the production process, providing guidance and some of the Inuktitut lyrics that will be included on Midnight Sun, Qattuu’s first album which will be released later this year.
The song and album were recorded and released on Nunavut-based record label Hitmakerz with financial support from Canada Council for the Arts and Ontario Arts Council.
Panikuluuk is now available across all streaming platforms, including Spotify.
She’s not from pang she never even lived here.
What does Paniituumiutauja mean? Panniqtuumiutassaja? Your post title.
It is not grammatical and neither does it make sense. Perhaps you are not from Panniqtuuq either. Just saying.
Most Nunatsiaq News reporters (often) do not speak Inuktitut and many are newcomers or have not grown up in Nunavut or the north so they sometimes make generalizations or general comments so whatever negative comments are made below may be ill-informed.
If you are born and raised outside of Pangnirtung are you from there? Not a dig at anyone nor putting down but I see this often where southern based performers say they are from the north. Is it to give more legitimacy or authenticity in their own eyes? Inuk is Inuk and traditions are just as strong so why embellish? I know of an Inuk performer born and raised in Manitoba but because her mother is from Greenland, says “I’m from Greenland”. I was born and raised in Iqaluit but my father is from Scotland. I am not from Scotland. I would be corrected immediately and asked to give an accurate statement instead.
I agree, don’t need to embellish where she’s from. It’s not coming from a negative place, there’s a lot of Inuit who grew up south and there’s nothing wrong with saying that – maybe saying she has close ties to Pang would be more accurate? People being born and raised in town are seen as pangniituumiu. Congrats on the album tho!
Panikuluuk is endearing a daughter. Dear daughter
Yes, it is a suffix meaning ‘dear’ but also In addition to the meaning mentioned in the article – small. It depends on the dialect.
In my dialect Panikuluuk would mean my dear daughters, two of them, with the two u’s, Panikuluk is singular, my dear daughter.
Dear Nunatsiaq, why did you call her a “Pangnirtung throat singer, songwriter and performer” when she is not from there?
Her label calls her “an Ontario-based, Inuk throat-singer, originally from Pangnirtung, Nunavut.”
Yes, except she never lived in Pang, so she isn’t “originally from” there in any meaningful sense.
Haters will hate…
Pretenders gonna pretend
I’ve always wondered why people who were born or raised in the south claim to say they are from a Nunavut community. It’s ok to be proud of your roots, but don’t claim to be from somewhere you are not. There’s nothing wrong with saying you are from a southern location with ties/roots to a Nunavut community or Nunavut in general.
You’re right. I have lived over half a century in the same Nunavut community but people would be offended if I said I was from anywhere but where I was born. After all, this is not MY community, I’m just a visitor – a “European colonizer”. Sorry not sorry.
If you’ve lived anywhere for 50 years I would think you have some claim to calling it your home at least.
Lateral violence at its best here. If an inuk was born and raised down south (not of their doing) a visits their community their still seen as an outsider. All the comments are a joke of haters. At least she speaks a knows here language a culture compared to some! If I was born in Rankin a grew up else where I guess I can’t say I’m from Nunavut? May As well can I just say I’m not inuk rigjt according to this comment section knowing everything. Oh wait that’s not how “identity” works.
Many people need to learn about lateral violence which there is a ton here I’m seeing you should all be ashamed, instead of being uplifting an supporting you bring people down; heads up it’s people like you whom lead Kelly Fraser to what she did.
‘Lateral violence’ might be a real thing, but in this case appears as a way of saying, just shut up and accept the fantasies of others, lest they be ‘harmed’ in some way. Even worse, they might commit suicide (imagine thinking you know Kelly’s reasons and taking the liberty to use them for your own benefit).
This kind of emotional manipulation is frankly grotesque, and appears to be an increasingly comfortable response for people who can’t accept an honest critique.
John, what do you think about the artist being honest with herself and the rest of us and telling us her truth, whatever than might be? Is that a lot to ask, in your mind? Or would that impose too great a burden?
Sure, she doesn’t have to respond, but the people who know better have the right to make their points known.
I guess you’re also the type of person who would say that urban Inuit shouldn’t be doing tattoos if they haven’t lived up north nor know everything about their culture as well shouldn’t get traditional tattoos. I’m entitled to my opinion as are you.
This is 100% lateral violence perhaps looming that up would assist you for better understanding. A community is suppose to help one another but here majority are bashing and hating, even when good things are posted there are people like yourself whom bash, there will always be haters sadly and never be happy individuals an I pity them an you.
Valid criticism is not ‘lateral violence’
No one is saying Qattuu is not an Inuk.
I don’t care what kind of tattoo you or anyone else on earth wears.
Isn’t it obvious that a claim to being from a specific community is done for “street cred”? It should be.
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Lateral violence at its best here. If an inuk was born and raised down south (not of their doing) a visits their community, they’re still seen as an outsider even if they practice their culture a know their language. All the comments here are a joke just of haters. At least she speaks a knows here language a culture compared to some! If I was born in Rankin a grew up else where I guess I can’t say I’m from Nunavut? May As well can I just say I’m not inuk right according to this comment section knowing everything. Oh wait that’s not how “identity” works.
Many people need to learn about lateral violence which there is a ton here I’m seeing you should all be ashamed, instead of being uplifting an supporting community you bring people down and are just pure toxic. Heads up, it’s people like you whom lead Kelly Fraser to what she did.
So much for supporting one another or being a “community” right? Fantastic job, you people speaking negatively make me disgusted to be inuk.
There are many people who are born in one town but raised in another town. If I was born in Iqaluit, but raised in Pang, I’m not going to say I’m from Iqaluit and most people would not either.
No one is not claiming this people isn’t Inuk. All they are saying is that you should not claim to be from one community when in fact you are from another community. Many Inuit in the south who never grew up in Nunavut claim to be from Nunavut, and in many cases, say they are from a specific town. Which is just false. You can call it “Lateral Violence” but facts are facts.
I guess if my ancestors were from Scotland, I guess I can say I’m from Scotland? I don’t think so. Is it ok to be proud of your roots, absolutely. But don’t make stuff for publicity.
I agree with you Paul, to be accurate it’s where we grew up and know, she is still a Inuk with Pang descendants or ancestry.
Today we have to be careful when more and more are starting to come out saying they are indigenous when they are not, it’s nothing against this talented Inuk but we have to be accurate and make sure people are really who they are.
There has been people claiming to be indigenous when they are not, this will only become more of a issue down the road, we should be talking about it now.
So you are saying even Inuktitut uqarunnaraluaruma i cant say im from that community cause i moved south? Give your head a shake!
I think you’re missing the point. It’s totally fine to say where you are originally from or where your roots are from. But when you are currently living in Ottawa, and have lived there for a while, saying that you are a Pang singer is just incorrect.
You are telling your reader that you are a Pang resident who’s currently based in Ottawa, when the fact is you where originally from Pang, but have since been living in Ottawa. Just say the truth.
The point, did she ever live in Pang?
SHHHH EVERYBODY! Its an Inuk accomplishing success ✨✨✨✨ 😍
You’re right!
People love to hate when their fellow inuit get a spotlight
Panikuluk**
Stop depending on a white man to write your Inuktitut for you lol he never gets it right.
There are multiple terms in a lot of singular inuktitut words. “Panikuluuk” can mean to incline a dear paniks attention in a affectionate way, same as you would call your panik to get her attention “paniiik!”, can also mean 2 dear daughters symbolizing Qattuu as the daughter of her mom but also to her own daughter. Hence “ Along with being a tribute to her own daughter, Qattuu’s new single Panikuluuk, released Wednesday, is a tribute to her own mother.” as the article reads.