Elisapie
InuktitutA Canadian Inuk artist and indie-music star reimagines iconic pop and rock songs in her native tongue.
With Inuktitut, Elisapie offers a deeply personal concert experience where every song is associated with a loved one or an intimate story. Born and raised in Salluit, a small village in Nunavik, Elisapie is a Canadian Inuk singer-songwriter whose unconditional attachment to her territory and her language, Inuktitut, remains at the core of her creative journey.
By covering iconic songs—The Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac, Pink Floyd—in her mother tongue, she transforms familiar melodies into powerful acts of cultural reclamation. Each song becomes both a tribute and a resistance.
In collaboration with the Department of Native American and Indigenous Studies and the Native American Program
Funded in part by the William B. Hart 1934 Trust.
Photo by Leeor Wild
Since winning her first Juno Award in 2005 with her band Taima, Elisapie's body of work has been praised many times.
On September 15, 2023, Elisapie unveiled Inuktitut, her fourth solo record. In this album, the Inuk artist covers ten classic rock and pop songs ranging from the 1960s to the 90s translated into Inuktitut, her mother tongue. The result is an emotional, autobiographical soundtrack where each song is associated with a loved one or an intimate story. Acclaimed by audiences and critics alike, Inuktitut is the artist's second album to land a shortlist nomination for the Polaris Music Prize. Its success also earned Elisapie a Juno Award in the Contemporary Indigenous Artist of the Year category, as well as five awards at the 2024 ADISQ Gala, and allowed her to play over 70 concerts in Canada, the U.S. and Europe. She was also recently nominated for this year's upcoming Juno Awards for Best Album of the year, as well as for Best Adult Alternative Album of the year.
Aside from her musical career, Elisapie is known for creating and producing documentaries and the first Canada-wide broadcast TV show to celebrate the National Indigenous Peoples' Day, called Le Grand Solstice. She was also honored with a Canada Post stamp. Always surrounded by the best musicians from the Montreal indie and folk scenes, Elisapie makes her culture resonate with finesse by mixing modernity and tradition.
“Captivating”
Vogue
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Hours: Tuesday-Friday: 12-5 pm
Saturday: 2-5 pm
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Hopkins Center
12 Lebanon Street
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