Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut: Arviat - Jacob Okatsiak and William-Bob Issumatarjuak

Host Evano Jr. Aggark welcomes Jacob Okatsiak and William-Bob Issumatarjuak to the show today. Jacob and William-Bob will be jamming on the piano and accordion for us. LIVE on August 31st, 2023.

ᑐᖓᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᔨ ᐃᕙᓅ ᓄᑲᖅᖠ ᐊᒡᒑᖅ ᑐᖓᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᔭᐃᑲᑉ ᐅᖃᑦᓯᐊᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᐃᓕᐊᒻ-ᐹᑉ ᐃᔅᓱᒪᑕᕐᔪᐊᒃ ᑕᕐᕆᔮᒃᓴᒧ. ᔭᐃᑲᑉ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᐃᓕᐊᒻ-ᐹᑉ ᑎᑕᖕᓂᐊᖅᑐᐃ ᐱᔮᓅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓂᒥᖅ-ᒥ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓄ. ᓴᕿᔮᑲᐅᑎᒋᔪᖅ ᐊᒌᓯ 31, 2023.

 Jacob Okatsiak is a hip-hop artist from Arviat, Nunavut. As a kid, he performed at his local church and learned to play drums, piano, and guitar. Inspired by other Indigenous rappers, Jacob began to rap and record his own music, building a northern fan base.

For Jacob, rap music is a form of self-expression which has allowed him to gain confidence and speak from his heart about his emotions and life experiences.