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Tumasi Quissa

Origin Povungnituk, Québec, 🇨🇦

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Biography

Tumassi comes from Niaqungnguuq between Povungnituq and Akulivik, where he was born August 28, 1948. By 1976 his family moved to Akulivik where he is the father of 2 children. Like many of the people there, hunting and fishing was part of his life, while also putting work into carvings. When he was attending school in Moose Factory in 1976, he built a strong interest in music after seeing Billy Donson Band performing to which he started learning how to play guitar. Afterwards, Tumassi started writing songs and performed in various communities. While his popularity grew, he toured Nunavut, Nunavik, Ontario, and Quebec thus attracting attention from CBC in Montreal where his first recording was done with Boot Records, to then record his first C.D. with Inukshuk Records. He passed away in 2008.

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Sung By Tumasi Quissa with Henry Quissa and Joanasi Qaqutu

Sung By Tumasi Quissa with Henry Quissa and Joanasi Qaqutu (197)

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Niaquvinialuit (Comic song of talking skull)

#1 Disc 1 Side 1 03:19
Angiyuliruma (The Chase Is On)

#2 Disc 1 Side 1 03:40
Irngutapiga Qiayuapeomat (Tears are for joy)

#1 Disc 1 Side 2 03:08
Qanuilulungalee (But How Do I Begin?)

#2 Disc 1 Side 2 03:16

Better Times / De Meilleus Jours

Better Times / De Meilleus Jours (1981)

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Niaquvinialuit (Comic Song of Talking Skull)

#1 Side 1 03:17
Angiyuliruma Attatogogani (The Chase Is On)

#2 Side 1 03:37
Irngutapiga Qiyuapeomat (Tears Are For Joy)

#3 Side 1 03:07
Qanuilulungalee (But How Do I Begin?)

#4 Side 1 03:19
Immutta Aiyaiya (Teasing Song)

#1 Side 2 02:40
Nalinira Llinut Nunguniagilak (Love Promise)

#2 Side 2 03:14
Aulayingilatit Sukuapiuvalauranu (Better Times)

#3 Side 2 03:55
Iyagaaluit (Comic Song 'old man' 'old' woman)

#4 Side 2 04:01
Piaraviniugatta Aulayiyusagatta (We Too Were Children)

#5 Side 2 03:18

Tumassi Quitsaq

Tumassi Quitsaq (1996)

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Akulivimiuruvit

#1 01:37
Uupingasami

#2 03:33
Ummatinuvanga

#3 02:35
Sikuliatsiajuittuq

#4 03:26
Akuni - Takuniangimiranuk

#5 04:25
Piuq Piuq

#6 03:20
Inurama

#7 03:28
Nunarijara

#8 02:43
Alianarmat

#9 04:02
Airuq

#10 03:00

Discography

Quissa, Tumasi

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