The ethereal-voiced singer says the cover is a tribute to Inuit men and a nod to a special time in her childhood when Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett gave her an interview in the early 1990s.
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Elisapie was 14 years old and employed as a journalist for TNI, the first Inuit television and radio station. All of the station’s teams had big dreams; The proof is that they tried their luck and asked for an interview with Metallica, she said in a Bonsound record label press release.
The group was so popular in Salluit that it was necessary to try. Ultimately, Metallica only accepted two interviews during his Quebec tour and TNI was selected. In the eyes of my friends I was the coolest!
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Isumagijunnaitaungituq (The Unforgiven) involves throat singing, called katajjaq in Inuktitut, a discipline practiced by Inuit women. The song is accompanied by a soothing music video by Philippe Léonard and filmed on a canoe in Nunavik.
The track is the third excerpt from an album entitled Inuktitut, due out September 15, in which Elisapie covers ten popular songs that defined her youth from the 1960s to 1990s. You’ll find classics from Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac, Metallica, Queen and many more, all sung on Inuktitut.
Remember, Elisapie will also receive an honorary doctorate from Concordia University on Wednesday for her artistic work at Inuktitut, activism and iconic career.