Phillip Blanchett didn’t really sing in front of others as a kid. He had allergies, and breathing was difficult. He remembers doing a solo at his church once and, well, “I try not to say that it was ...

Pamyua is the Inuit soul music group from Alaska wow-ing audiences worldwide. Pamyua (bum-yo-ah) is a musical group that has gained worldwide recognition. Founded by Inuit Yup'ik African American ...

A celebrated Alaska musician is a contestant in what has become an Arctic version of the international music competition known as Eurovision. Qacung Blanchett, who with his brother, founded the ...

*LOS ANGELES, CA – Alaska’s highly acclaimed Inuit musical group Pamyua, will make their Los Angeles concert debut when they headline the inaugural Los Angeles Global Music Festival, taking place on ...

Phillip Blanchett of Pamyua refers to the band's upcoming program with Alaska Dance Theatre as "harmony in motion." "That is, we're adding our harmony and music to the dance expertise of ADT," he ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Halfway through their concert at the 2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, the band Pamyua paused to throw in an Arctic game demonstration. Peter ...

*We’ve all heard the phrase about music being universal. Well, recently, at the First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, The L. A. Global Music Festival took place, and although the songs were not ...

Qacung Stephen Blanchett performs with Pamyua during a closed filming of their set for Rock Aak’w on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, in Juneau. (Photo by Tripp Crouse/KNBA) An event billed as the only ...

Aug. 31—When Pamyua's frontman Qacung Stephen Blanchett was touring across North Slope communities decades ago, he was happy to share funk, soul and rock music in the villages, but he was also excited ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The anticipation and uproar on the National Mall was palpable watching Peter Griggs execute a strong two-foot-high kick. This kick requires the ...

Phillip Blanchett didn’t really sing in front of others as a kid. He had allergies, and breathing was difficult. He remembers doing a solo at his church once and, well, “I try not to say that it was ...

Part of a promotional poster for Pan-Arctic Vision music competition shows Alaska contestant Qacung Blanchett in the top left. Blanchett and his brother founded the group Pamyua. (Image provided by ...