About Inuit music
Inuit music is a music genre that emerged in Canada and Greenland. It is usually classed as a form of indigenous music of North America.
Inuit music has given rise to 1 subgenre on this site, such as Inuit throat singing.
From Wikipedia
Traditional Inuit music (sometimes Eskimo music, Inuit-Yupik music, Yupik music or Iñupiat music), the music performed by Inuit, Yupik, and Iñupiat, has been based on drums used in dance music as far back as can be known, and a vocal style called katajjaq (Inuit throat singing) has become of interest in Canada and abroad.
Characteristics of Inuit music include recitative-like singing, complex rhythmic organization, a relatively small melodic range averaging about a sixth, prominence of major thirds and minor seconds melodically, and undulating melodic movement.
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What is Inuit music?
Inuit music is a music genre that emerged in Canada and Greenland. It is usually classed as a form of indigenous music of North America.
Where and when did Inuit music originate?
Inuit music originated in Canada and Greenland.