Throatsingers raise money in Lunenburg for Nunavut musicians

Inuit throatsingers are performing in Halifax to raise money for young people learning music in Nunavut.

The two artists will share a style of music that captivated many Canadians Wednesday during Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa.

Two eleven-year-old Inuit throatsingers performed two short songs before breaking into giggles.

Throatsingers Colleen Nakashuk and Avery Keenainak, who are from Pangnirtung, Nunavut, will perform at the Pearl Theatre in Lunenburg Saturday. They shared a song with CBC Radio's Mainstreet on Friday.

Funds raised at the benefit concert will go towards Music for the Future, a Nova Scotia-based program that offers fiddling lessons to Inuit children in four Baffin Island communities.

The program has managed to get sponsorships to help cover some of their costs, but the rest of the money the group needs is raised through this annual fundraiser.

It was started a decade ago as a music club for teenagers by high school teacher Julie Lohnes in Pond Inlet, Nunavut.