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Charlie Panigoniak
Charlie Panigoniak | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 March 1946 near Chesterfield Inlet, Northwest Territories |
| Died | 6 March 2019 (aged 72) Rankin Inlet, Nunavut |
| Genres | Inuit |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, guitarist |
Charlie Panigoniak ONu (ᓵᓕ ᐸᓂᒍᓂᐊᖅ, 7 March 1946 – 6 March 2019), born in Chesterfield Inlet, Northwest Territories in what is now Nunavut, Canada, was an Inuk singer-songwriter and guitarist whose albums reflect on northern life.[1]
He began recording in the early 1970s, including projects for broadcaster CBC Northern Service. His Inuktitut language rendition of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (ᕈᑕᒥ ᑐᒃᑐᒐᖃᓚᐅᓂᐳᖅ, Rutami tuktugaqalaunipuq) with Lorna Tasseor was featured on the 1996 compilation A Northern Christmas (ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᕕᒃ, Ukiuqtaqtu quviasugvik).
- ^ Whidden, Lynn (2009). "Panigoniak, Charlie". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Foundation of Canada. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
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