KANATA | Silla and Rise: Behind the Music

Silla and Rise take us through the art of throat-singing, the impact of climate change on Inuit lifestyle, and cross-cultural collaboration as part of Kanata: Contemporary Indigenous Artists and their Music, a free MusiCounts Learn Resource for teachers. Download the resource here: https://www.musicounts.ca/programs-ov... QUESTIONS How did you come up with your group name Silla and Rise? - 0:10 What is throat-singing, and what does it sound like? - 0:34 What do throat-singers sing about? - 1:31 What inspires your song ideas and themes? - 1:55 How do you learn and practice throat-singing? - 2:29 Do you teach others to throat-sing? - 2:42 What is the significance your song “Kuuq - Flood” to you? - 3:02 Has environmental change to Canada's north impacted your Inuit family's lifestyle? - 3:19 How is climate change in your Northern community represented in your music? - 4:03 How long have you been producing music? - 4:44 How do you go about collaborating with musicians from other cultures? What have you learned? - 4:57 How did you become associated with Silla & Rise? - 5:39 ABOUT KANATA Produced under MusiCounts Learn, Kanata is a free learning resource that supports teachers in bringing Indigenous voices, perspectives, and music into classrooms in an authentic, respectful, and culturally appropriate way. Through collaboration between several Indigenous educators, advisors, and artists, Kanata explores the music of Jeremy Dutcher, Silla and Rise, and the Snotty Nose Rez Kids to help students understand that Indigenous music is an evolving and diverse practice spanning many genres and sounds. Schools and students who use this resource will be invited to submit a capstone project by May 24, 2021 for a chance to receive one of ten $1,000 MusiCounts grants to support music education at their school. FOLLOW MUSICOUNTS Facebook: @MusiCounts Twitter: @MusiCounts Instagram: @MusiCounts TikTok: @MusiCounts LinkedIn:   / musicounts   MusiCounts gratefully acknowledges the contributions of: RESOURCE AUTHOR Sherryl Sewepagaham - Music Educator & Music Therapist CULTURAL ADVISORS Sarah Pocklington - Indigenous Music Advisor Kathy Kettler - Inuit throat-singer, Nukariik Cindy Paul - Métis singer-songwriter and visual artist Elaine Bomberry - Indigenous performing arts activist/manager RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE Jeremy Albert - First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Education Advisor, Elk Island Public Schools Dr. Lori Doloff - Associate Professor of Music Education, University of Toronto Mark Reid - District Resource Teacher, Vancouver School Board & 2013 MusiCounts Teacher of the Year Nicole Schutz - Music Specialist, Edmonton Public School District Nick Godsoe - Manager of Programs & Education, MusiCounts ARTISTS Jeremy Dutcher Snotty Nose Rez Kids (Quinton “Yung Trybez” Nyce and Darren “Young D” Metz) Silla and Rise (Charlotte Qamaniq, Cynthia Pitsiulak and Eric Vani) This project was made possible in part by the Government of Canada.