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Willie Thrasher

Origin Aklavik, Inuvik, Northwest Territories - Winnipeg, Manitoba - Nanaimo, British Columbia

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Biography

Willie Thrasher is an Inuk singer-songwriter from Aklavik, Inuvik. At five, Thrasher was taken from his family and sent to a residential school where he was forbidden to practice his Inuvialuit culture. In the mid-1960s, he drummed for the Cordells, one of the first Inuit rock bands. One evening, a stranger recommended that the group tap into their Aboriginal roots instead of the charts for inspiration. This prompted Thrasher to write songs about his life, people, and the environment (as heard on 1981’s Spirit Child, CBC). Thrasher currently performs with his partner Linda Saddleback. He is a trailblazing troubadour with an Indigenous heartbeat sound.

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Spirit Child (1979)

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Silent Inuit

#1 Side 1 04:36
Forefathers

#2 Side 1 03:26
Spirit Child

#1 Side 2 04:05
Wolves Don't Live By The Rules

#2 Side 2 02:16
Eskimo Named Johnny

#3 Side 2 02:41

Spirit Child / Fils de la Tradition

Spirit Child / Fils de la Tradition (1981)

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Silent Inuit

#1 Disc 1 Side 1 04:36
Forefathers

#2 Disc 1 Side 1 03:26
Spirit Child

#3 Disc 1 Side 1 04:05
Wolves Don't Live by the Rules

#4 Disc 1 Side 1 02:16
Eskimo Named Johnny

#5 Disc 1 Side 1 02:41
Old Man Carver

#1 Disc 1 Side 2 03:07
Beautiful

#2 Disc 1 Side 2 03:14
Old Man Inuit

#3 Disc 1 Side 2 03:41
Shingle Point Whale Camp

#4 Disc 1 Side 2 02:54
We Got to Take You Higher

#5 Disc 1 Side 2 02:49

Indian-Inuit Country

Indian-Inuit Country (1994)

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Indian Lady

#1 Side 1 06:28
Pow Wow

#2 Side 1 04:32
I Am Inuit

#3 Side 1 02:35
Did You Ever Hear

#4 Side 1 03:45
The Unity Song

#5 Side 1 03:53
We Believe In Native Music

#1 Side 2 04:34
Uvungank Inuit

#2 Side 2 02:29
Little Indian Boy

#3 Side 2 05:48
Inuit Child

#4 Side 2 06:06

Asumatak (The Great Land)

Asumatak (The Great Land) (2008)

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Asumatak - The Great Land

#1 05:56
Windflower

#2 07:55
Medicine Man

#3 05:44
Odiac

#4 08:22
The Healing Song

#5 04:51
Stone Man

#6 07:35
Thank You

#7 07:00
Saanich

#8 08:24
Don't Call Me An Eskimo

#9 05:10

Discography

Thrasher, Willie / Spirit Child / Fils de la Tradition

Thrasher, Willie

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