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Riit
Birth nameRita Claire Mike-Murphy
OriginPangnirtung, Nunavut
GenresIndigenous Music
Occupation(s)Musician and television personality
LabelsAakuluk Music
WebsiteOfficial website

Riit is the stage name of Rita Claire Mike-Murphy, a Canadian Inuk musician and television personality from Pangnirtung, Nunavut who is most noted as the host of APTN's children's series Anaana's Tent.[1]

As Riit, she released her self-titled debut EP, a collaboration with The Jerry Cans and producer Michael Phillip Wojewoda, in 2017 on Aakuluk Music.[2] In 2019 she released the single "Qaumajuapik",[3] and performed the song live on CBC Radio One's Q in May.[4] Her album Ataataga, produced by Graham Walsh, was released in October 2019 on Six Shooter Records.[5] The album was a Juno Award nominee for Indigenous Music Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2020,[6] and was a longlisted nominee for the 2020 Polaris Music Prize.[7] Her song "#uvangattauq" was shortlisted for the 2020 SOCAN Songwriting Prize.[8]

She won the Emerging Talent Award from the Youth Media Alliance in 2019 for her work on Anaana's Tent.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Nunavut musician and children's TV host Riit recognized for her work". CBC North, April 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "First Play: Riit, self-titled". CBC Music, June 5, 2017.
  3. ^ "Inuk throat-singing electro-pop artist Riit is ready to shine". The Fader, April 2, 2019.
  4. ^ "Inuk artist Riit finds the perfect mix of traditional throat singing and electronic dance music". Q, May 14, 2019.
  5. ^ Ben Rayner, "Canadian music’s new north star, Riit, lets talent do the talking". Toronto Star, September 19, 2019.
  6. ^ Melody Lau, "Alessia Cara and Tory Lanez lead the 2020 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 28, 2019.
  7. ^ Lau, Melody (June 15, 2020). "Daniel Caesar, Jessie Reyez, Caribou and more make the 2020 Polaris Music Prize long list". CBC Music.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ Allie Gregory, "SOCAN Announces 2020 Songwriting Prize Finalists". Exclaim!, July 16, 2020.