Lazarus Qattalik
Lazarus Qattalik is a singer, guitarist, and drummer from Iglulik. He has been writing songs since he was 14 years old. Lazarus performs music both on his own and with other musicians. He has played with the bands Iqippagit and Nutarait. He has also jammed with musicians from all around Nunavut. Lazarus has always been very interested in working with other musicians to create music.
Lazarus has performed all over the North. He has played in his home community of Iglulik. He has also played in Sanirajak and at the Alianait Arts Festival in Iqaluit. At that festival, he played his own songs and other Inuktitut Language songs. He has also played at the Folk on the Rocks festival in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, and the Aqpik Jam Music Festival in Kuujjuaq, Quebec. In 2018, Lazarus played a holiday concert with Iqippagit to raise funds for the Iglulik food bank. “In this small community it’s hard to make holiday foods because they’re so expensive. I was just thinking of helping out a little bit,” Lazarus said. The community of Iglulik is very important to Lazarus, as he grew up playing music with his bandmate Allan Kangok. Allan also plays keyboards with the Iglulik band Northern Haze. Iglulik’s circus, Artcirq, has supported the young musicians, as Artcirq helped fundraise so that Lazarus could record his first album.
“It means a lot to release an album. It feels like an accomplishment,” Lazarus says. The album was recorded right in Iglulik, in the old community centre. Lazarus and Iqippagit named the album Iqippagit, after the band. They dedicated the album to Joey Ammaq, a musician and member of Artcirq who died in 2014. The album features a song called “Irnkuluga,” which Lazarus wrote about his young son. Lazarus sells his CDs in Iglulik, and you can also listen to his music on iTunes and YouTube. Lazarus is also passionate about his community, and wants to use his music to preserve and support Inuit culture. Lazarus plans to record and release new music in the upcoming year.
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