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INTERVIEW: Tanya Tagaq

Laurie Brown, Tanya Tagaq

Published: 2009-09-09

Laurie Brown of CBC Radio 2 interviews Nunavut musician Tanya Tagaq.

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Improvisation implies a deep connection between the personal and the communal, self and world. A “good” improviser successfully navigates musical and institutional boundaries and the desire for self-expression, pleasing not only herself but the listener as well.

– Rob Wallace