LISTEN TO SECOND SINGLE ANIRNIQ

WATCH VIDEO

WATCH VIDEO FOR PREVIOUS RELEASE PANDEMONIUM

TORONTO, ON – October 1, 2021 – Today, Ottawa, ON/Nunavut-based JUNO-nominated ensemble, Silla and Rise, announce their third album, Silarjuaq. Drawing its name from the Inuktitut word for Universe, its root, Sila, has a broad definition that encompasses concepts of weather, the land, the spirit of the atmosphere, cunning, and intelligence. Adding the affix “-juaq” makes it “large” and alludes to the grander structure of the cosmos in which we find ourselves. The album, set for release October 29 via Balanced Records, will feature the second single, Anirniq, out today. Listen to the song here.
 
Anirniq is the Inuktitut word for breath. The group adds, “Inhale and feel your lungs swell, hear the heartbeat in your ears, and exhale. The power and control you hear in katajjaq requires mastery of breath. Take time occasionally to be conscious of your breath. It is the source of your power while here in flesh and blood.”
 
Anirniq arrives with an energetic video that sees Silla and Rise moving to the rhythm of every beat alongside guest dancers, Alea Decastro, Julie Benoit, and Vanessa Lovell. Watch the crew dance in unison as Charlotte Qamaniq and Charlotte Carleton lead the way with every verse here. 
 
Silarjuaq will expand on Silla and Rise’s incredible career trajectory to date, blending the Inuit throat singing of Silla (Cynthia Pitsiulak, Charlotte Qamaniq and Charlotte Carleton) with the global dancefloor mixology of Rise Ashen. As the group respects, honours and preserves Inuit culture, paying homage to the Inuit land and its strong connection to spirituality, key themes on the project draw from inquiries around the universe, animals and nature, diving into the unknown, the love one shares with children and family, Indigenous rights, colonialism and beyond. 

Ambient production, frenetic beats and club-ready grooves provide the layered foundation for Silla’s prose and storytelling that weaves its way through the album, with features from Tanya Tagaq, Deirdre Dooley, Theland Kicknosway and more. See the complete tracklist below. 
 
In June, Silla and Rise released Pandemonium. Originally presented live as part of EVERYSEEKER, a festival that presents contemporary music in Kjipuktuk / Halifax, Nova Scotia, the track evolved into a call-and-response video with Inuvialuk/Gwichin visual artist, Darcie Bernhardt, from Tuktuujaatuq. The initial idea for the song was an adaptation of traditional throat songs Nirliit (geese) and Naujaat (seagulls), now arriving in alignment as sonically evocative of pandemic chaos.  For the gallery-worthy visual, Darcie animated 9,000 watercolour stills and the resulting collaboration was broadcast live. The beautiful imagery also conjures up current events and the important contemporary themes of resource extraction and Indigenous sovereignty. Watch Pandemonium here. 

Listen to Silla and Rise’s latest and stay tuned for more ahead of Silarjuaq.

Silarjuaq Album Tracklist
1. Nutarannut [For the Children] ft. Tanya Tagaq
2. Silarjuaq
3. How Lucky We Are ft. Tanya Tagaq
4. Avataanut ft. Deirdre Dooley
5. Tulukkat ft. Deirdre Dooley
6. Ijiraq [Hide and Seek] ft. Tanya Tagaq
7. Iparauti ft. Theland Kicknosway
8. Supijuq ft. Risten Anin
9. Anirniq
10. Garden Variety
11. Boogity ft. Theland Kicknosway
12. Atangi ft. Risten Anine and Theland Kicknosway
13. Ikkii
14. Pandemonium
15. Ikaaqqaq [The Crossing] ft. Annie Aningmiuq

DOWNLOAD – Hi Res Anirniq Art

DOWNLOAD – Hi Res Press Photo

DOWNLOAD – Hi Res Silarjuaq Album Artwork

www.sillaandrise.com

About Silla and Rise:

Silla have been performing together since 2005.  Its core members, Charlotte Qamaniq (Iglulik, NU) and Cynthia Pitsiulak (Kimmirut, NU) were joined in 2020 by the amazing Charlotte Carleton (Panniqtuuq, NU). Silla respects, honours and preserves Inuit culture and pays homage to the Inuit land and its strong connection to spirituality.  With their music, they invite audiences to experience the sounds of traditional and contemporary katajjaq - Inuit throat song.

Rise Ashen (Ottawa, ON) is a global-grooves producer, percussionist, DJ, and dancer.  He produces Silla and Rise and performs electronic percussion with the band for their live performances.  Rise has spent his life pursuing the intersection of traditional and futuristic music. 

Silla and Rise was founded in 2016, coming together to blend traditional aspects of Inuit throat singing and futuristic dance floor beats.  Since then, they’ve been nominated for two JUNO Awards. First for Indigenous Music Album of the Year in 2017, for their self-titled Debut: Silla + Rise, followed by a nod for their second album, Galactic Gala, for World Music Album of the Year in 2019. They were nominated for the Indigenous Music Awards for Best Inuit for Indigenous Language, for Francophone Album in 2017 won the Stingray Award at Mundial Festival in Montreal in 2018.

About Silla and Rise (Inuktitut)

ᓯᓚ ᐊᒻᒪ ᕋᐃᔅ ᓂᔾᔮᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᕗᑦ ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᑲᑕᔾᔭᖅᑎᐅᔪᓂ

ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓯᓚ ᖁᙱᐊᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓴᓂᓕᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᒥ-ᓂᔾᔮᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒧᒥᕈᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂ

ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᓪᓗᓂ/ᐊᓇᐅᓪᓚᑦᑕᖅᑎ ᕋᐃᔅ ᐋᓯᓐ. ᖁᙱᐊᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᕋᐃᔅᒥ ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓂ

2016−ᒥ, ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᓵᓕᑦ ᖃᒪᓂᖅ, ᓯᓐᑎᐊ ᐱᑦᓯᐅᓛᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓵᓕᑦ ᑳᕈᓪᑕᓐ, ᑕᒪᒃᑭᑦ

ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᙶᖅᖢᑎᒃ, ᐱᓕᕆᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐃᓕᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᖅᑎᒍᑦ ᑲᑕᔾᔭᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᒫᓐᓇᒨᓕᖓᔪᒥ

ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐆᒻᒪᕆᒃᑏᓐᓇᖅᖢᓂᔾᔪᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᓇᒍ ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂᑐᖃᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ

ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᕆᙱᑕᓄᑦ ᐱᐅᓯᖃᓕᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᕋᐃᔅᔅ

ᓂᔾᔮᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᖅᑕᖓ ᓴᖅᑭᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᓪᓚᕆᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᔨᕋᖅᑐᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ

ᒧᒥᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᓴᕐᓈᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᑐᓴᕐᓈᕐᓂᕐᒥ – ᓇᒃᓴᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᕈᓘᔭᖅᑐᓂ

ᑐᓴᕐᓈᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐊᖑᔪᓂ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᐅᔪᓂ – ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒐᔪᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓚᖓ

ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓂᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᖓᓂ ᓂᓪᓕᐊᓂᕆᕙᒃᑕᖓᓂ ᑲᑕᔾᔭᕐᓂᕐᒥ.

ᐅᓇ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᐊᓇᐅᓪᓚᑦᑕᖅᑎᒧᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓂᖅ ᐃᒃᐱᒋᔭᐅᑲᐅᑎᒋᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᓈᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ;

ᓴᙱᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᐸᒍᒥᓇᖅᑎᑦᑎᓲᒥᒃ ᑎᒥᓕᒫᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᒃᑯᑦᑎᓲᖑᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ

ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᖓᓂ ᓂᓪᓕᐊᓂᐊᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᓱᕋᑦᑎᕆᓂᖅ ᐊᒡᕕᐊᕈᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᓇᓂᕐᒥ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᓯᓚ

ᐊᒻᒪ ᕋᐃᔅ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᕗᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᐅᙱᓐᓂᐅᓂᖓᓂ, ᐃᓚᖓᓂ ᓄᑖᙳᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᔪᒥ

ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓇᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓂᐱᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᐃᑉᐸᖓ ᑐᙵᕕᖃᕐᔪᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᕐᓄᑦ. ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᖓᓂ

ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓕᕆᔨᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᐱᖃᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᓈᓚᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ.

ᑐᓴᕐᓈᕐᓂᐅᕗᖅ ᐃᒃᐱᒋᔭᕆᐊᓕᖕᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓗᓂ ᑐᓴᖅᑕᐅᑐᐃᓐᓇᙱᓪᓗᓂ.