Pamyua has a new album. The group, made up of three Yup'ik men and one Inuit woman from Greenland have been performing together since the 90s. Their music is based on traditional chants and drum songs ...

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 ...

Bubble Gum is from Pamyua's album SideA/SideB. This drumsong commemorates a student in Ossie's dance class chewing gum when he wasn't supposed to. Pamyua's double album SideA/SideB is a collection of ...

PUTNEY — The Inuit music and dance group Pamyua will take the stage at Next Stage Arts for a special performance at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Founded in 1995 by brothers Phillip and Stephen Blanchett, Pamyua ...

Halfway through their concert at the 2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, the band Pamyua paused to throw in an Arctic game demonstration. Peter Pilak Griggs (Yup’ik and Sugpiaq), a spirited ...

FAIRBANKS - “A rich explosion of culture.” That’s how members of the Alaska Native musical group Pamyua describe their music, and they’re bringing that explosion to Fairbanks this weekend to kick off ...

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Phillip Blanchett's thoughts on the release of his band Pamyua's new double album "Side A/Side B" likely echo those of many fans of the local Inuit quartet: "It's about time." The group -- composed of ...

“Bubble Gum,” written by Phillip “Ossie” Kairaiuak and performed by Alaska-based tribal funk group Pamyua, is a song about chewing bubble gum in Yup’ik dance class when you’re not supposed to. For ...

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 ...

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