Silla

Silla are an Inuit throat singing duo known for blending traditional songs across a wide range of contemporary genres. Performing together since 2005, Silla’s members Charlotte Qamaniq from Iglulik and Cynthia Pitsiulak from Kimmirut, Nunavut, have crafted a hypnotizing live performance that is not to be missed.

The name Silla, is derived from the Inuktitut word ‘Sila’, its definition includes concepts of weather, land, spirit, cunning, and intelligence. The name acknowledges the powerful spirituality and traditions that have kept the practice alive despite historical threats posed by settler colonization in Canada.

Silla has received two Juno nominations for their work as Silla and Rise and are winners of two Summer Solstice Indigenous Music Awards.

• Winner Inuit Group of the Year, Summer Solstice Indigenous Music Awards - Silla and Rise (2021)
• Winner Artistic Video of the Year, Summer Solstice Indigenous Music Awards - Silla and Rise (2021)
• Nominated World Music Album of the Year, Juno Awards - Silla and Rise: Galactic Gala (2019)
• Winner Stingray Rising Stars Award - Silla and Rise (2018)
• Nominated Indigenous Album of the Year, Juno Awards - Silla and Rise: Debut (2017)
• Nominated Best Inuit, Indigenous Language, or Francophone Album, Indigenous Music Awards - Silla and Rise: Debut (2017)