We are thrilled to have Pamyua, an Inuit soul music featuring core members from Alaska and Greenland, visit UC Davis through a residency provided by course "Radical Storywork and Inuit Food Fermentation." The course is part of the SHAPE program, a Mellon Foundation funded project through the Mondavi Center at UC Davis. These residency activities have been designed with our SHAPE students in mind, but we are expanding this learning community with other invited guests.

Watch a pre-performance interview with Dr. Jessica Bissett Perea, Aassanaaq “Ossie” Kairaiuak and Phillip Kilirnguq Blanchett. VIEW RECORDING

Saturday November 20th 

• a drum-making workshop, led by Aassanaaq “Ossie” Kairaiuak (Yup’ik from Alaska)
• and a drumsong workshop (singing and dancing), led by Phillip Kilirnguq Blanchett and Steven Qacungatarli Blanchett (Afro-Inuit brothers and Pamyua founders from Alaska)

Sunday November 21st, Mondavi Center for Performing Arts

• Pre-performance reception hosted by UC Davis Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• Pamyua performance  https://www.mondaviarts.org/event/2021-22/pamyua

Monday November 22nd 

• a performance-based workshop led by Karina Moeller (Inuk from Greenland)

Other Resources: 

• “Meet Pamyua, Alaska's most famous Inuit band | INDIE ALASKA” (Aug 5, 2021)
• Pamyua’s Vimeo
• Pamyua’s YouTube
• Jessica Bissett Perea's book that includes a chapter on Pamyua