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By\u00a0 Matteo Cimellaro, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Canada’s National Observer For two Inuit grandmas, rap was always for the younger generations \u2014 until it wasn\u2019t. Julie Ivalu and Koomook McLister made their hip-hop debuts with the song Tagvauvugut recently. The music video for the track premiered the same day on the opening night of the Asinabka Festival, an Indigenous film and media arts festival held in Ottawa. The endeavour started with a Facebook post calling for Inuit grandma rappers. McLister\u2019s background is in throat singing. One of her most recent performances was in front of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during Devolution in Nunavut this past March. McLister\u2019s husband read the post and tipped her off about an opportunity to try her hand at a different music genre. She initially ignored… <\/p>\n

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By\u00a0 Matteo Cimellaro, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Canada’s National Observer For two Inuit grandmas, rap was always for the younger generations \u2014 until it wasn\u2019t. Julie Ivalu and Koomook McLister made their hip-hop debuts with the song Tagvauvugut recently. The music video for the track premiered the same day on the opening night of the Asinabka Festival, an Indigenous film and media arts festival held in Ottawa. The endeavour started with a Facebook post calling for Inuit grandma rappers. McLister\u2019s background is in throat singing. One of her most recent performances was in front of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during Devolution in Nunavut this past March. McLister\u2019s husband read the post and tipped her off about an opportunity to try her hand at a different music genre. She initially ignored... <\/p>\n

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