- Alacie and Lucy are Inuit women from Puvirnituk, Nunavik (Northern Quebec)
- They are considered to be the best throat singers of the region.
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- They strongly believe in keeping the Inuit Tradition alive by chanting (Throat Singing), which is why they do some teaching to young people to pass this on to the next generation.
- Alacie and Lucy learned how to chant at the ages 0f 9-10 from their mothers and grandmothers. They first became parners in the 1970's and since then have travelled around the world.
- Many of the songs are the imitations of the animals, and they are thev same songs that were sung by their mothers and their mothers mothers before them. Back then they were mainly chanting when in a gathering, celebrating someone's first kill (animal) when the men came back from hunting. The mothers would also chant to help put the children to sleep. But now it has become so popular that they have been travelling around the world giving performances and clinics.
- In the 1990's they both appeared in a show called Agaguk starring Lou Diamond Phillips.
- They have travelled across North America , Europe, and beyond in over 10 countries giving throat singing performances.
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- Alacie Tullaugaq was born april 20, 1935 in a camp close of the actual village of Puvirnituk and has always lived there to this day. She has been married since 1955 and is mother to 8 children plus 2 foster children. She teaches throat singing to children from 6 to 11 years of age.
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- Lucy Amarualik was born october 16, 1934 in an camp close of the present day community of Kangirsujuak. Her family established themselves in Puvirnituk where she now lives. She has been married since 1955 and is the mother of 8 children.
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Professional Activities (extract):
1980: Recording of a disc 33T, with 4 singers and musicians of Puvirnituk
“Chants Inuit, Gorge et Guimbarde” (Canadian Music Heritage) - out of stock
1993: European Tour (org. “Rencontre pour Mémoire”).
15 events, with Nellie Nunga, in France, in Belgium and Netherlands. Taking part of 2 exhibits, 2 radio programs and workshops of singing.
1995 European Tour “Les Peuples de l’Arctique” (org. R. pour M.”) 3 weeks in Belgium, in France and in Germany with 3 other singers from the village of Puvirnituk (Nellie Nunga, Mary Sivuarapik, Lucy Amarualik) and 3 Inuit drummers from Greenland. Presence at the “Woomex Festival” in Brussels and at the “Festival de Lille”.
1995: McCord Museum, Montreal.
Concert sold out, with 3 other singers from Puvirnituk, 3 Inuit drummers from Greenland and Abénakis musicians.
1998: European Tour “Chants et danses Inuit” (org. “R. pour M.”) 3 weeks in Belgium, in France and Switserland, with 3 other singers from the village of Puvirnituk (Nellie Nunga, Phoebe Atagotaaluk, Clara Aupaluk) and 3 Inuit drummers from Greenland.
1998: Recording in Inukjuak of the CD “Katutjatut, Throat Singing” with her partner Lucy Amarualik.
1999: European Tour: “La chaleur du grand nord” (org. “R. pour M.”) 3 weeks in Belgium, in France, with 3 other singers from Puvirnituk (Nellie Nunga, Mary Sivuarapik, Lucy Amarualik) and a Tchouktche singer from Siberia.
1999: They won (BEST TRADITIONAL-HISTORICAL ALBUM) at the Aborigingal Music Awards in Toronto.
1999: Went to Umiujaq along with 2 other singers from the village of Puvirnituk (Nellie Nungaq and Mary Sivuaraapik) to teach the students how to throat sing and the students are now throatsinging.
- 1999: Performances in Ottawa.
2000: Went to Aupaluk, Tasiujaq and to Iqaluit with 2 other singers from the village of Puvirnituk (Nellie Nungaq and Mary Sivuaraapik) to teach the students how to throatsing. The Students that were taught are now throatsinging.
- 2000: Performed at several Cree communitees across Canada
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Since 1980, Alacie Tullaugak has participated in numerous tours and concerts, namely in Washington D.C., New York, Seattle, Toronto, San Francisco, Alaska, Labrador, Germany & England with her partners Nellie Nunga or Lucy Amarualik.
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