![]() ![]() Sumach Valentine - is also Tagaq’s first album since an estimated 200 unmarked burials were confirmed near the site of the Kamloops Indian Residential School last May. “Tongues” - produced and co-written by New York slam poet, actor, author and rapper Saul Williams with a heavy assist from San Diego producer and mixer Gonjasufi, a.k.a. It’s her first studio album project since 2016’s “Retribution” - an album whose topics exposed Canada’s ugly underbelly of Indigenous and sexual and environmental abuses, as well as reconciliation. ![]() Many may not be wired as intensely as Tagaq, who released her fifth album, “Tongues,” on Jan. I often feel it’s too hot and I’m uncomfortable. The summer times are sometimes difficult for me. “We went out on that day it was supposed to be cold and I couldn’t keep my kid’s jacket on - she was overheating. ![]() ![]() “I’m so happy because there’s snow!” the throat-singing composer, author, activist and member of the Order of Canada beamed over Zoom. While many are mumbling about the record snowfall that brought Toronto to a standstill on Monday, Tagaq, 46, is in radiant spirits due to the combo of cold and flurries that are probably reminding her of home of Ikaluktutiak, Nunavut. ![]()
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