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Final Festival Artists Announced

Inger Kuitse

Aasiaat, Greenland

Inger Kuitse is a 23-year old from East Greenland. She's played music all her life, learning and playing covers on her guitar. She recently started writing her own music which can be a challenge sometimes to get her music out there. She's participated in X-Factor in South and East Greenland and won in both. She's collaborated with Nunavut artists and loves to exchange between Greenlandic and Nunavut.


Kuuri Panika

Rankin Inlet, Nunavut

Making his Alianait and Qaggiavuut debut, Kuuri Panika is a prolific songwriter with a ‘voice as beautiful as the Kivalliq sky’.  He will perform a solo set and is part of the amazing cast of Kiviuq Returns.

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Quviasugitsi Kuuri Panika


Mr. Mark

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Back for a return engagement, Mr. Mark will entertain our younger audience with whacky music that celebrates the joys of family life.


Natashia Allakariallak & Joshua Qaumariaq

Iqaluit, Nunavut

Two amazing voices have come together to write and perform songs.  Natashia Allakariallak (also featured in Kiviuq Returns) and Joshua Qaumariaq (lead singer of The Tradeoffs) are going to steal your hearts.


Joanne Ashley & Kris Mullaly

Iqaluit, Nunavut

This indie-folk duo are performing singer/songwriters, as well as performers in other Iqaluit based groups. The music they create reflects a transformative connection with the Arctic, uncovers their southern roots and evokes eclectic influences. Raw guitar tones mixed with dynamic vocals offers a journey of restoration and reconciliation. 

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survivors - 2016-11-13, 11.25 Joanne Ashley & Kris Mullaly