Riit | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Rita Claire Mike-Murphy |
| Origin | Pangnirtung, Nunavut |
| Genres | Inuit music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician and television personality |
| Labels | Six Shooter Records |
| Website | Official website |
Riit (ᕇᑦ) is the stage name of Rita Claire Mike-Murphy, a Canadian Inuk musician and television personality from Pangnirtung, Nunavut who is most noted as the host of APTN's children's series Anaana's Tent.[1]
As Riit, she released her self-titled debut EP, a collaboration with The Jerry Cans and producer Michael Phillip Wojewoda, in 2017 on Aakuluk Music.[2] In 2019 she released the single "Qaumajuapik",[3] and performed the song live on CBC Radio One's Q in May.[4] Her album Ataataga, produced by Graham Walsh, was released in October 2019 on Six Shooter Records.[5] The album was a Juno Award nominee for Indigenous Music Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2020,[6] and was a longlisted nominee for the 2020 Polaris Music Prize.[7] Her song "#uvangattauq" was shortlisted for the 2020 SOCAN Songwriting Prize[8] and was a collaboration with South African-Canadian singer Zaki Ibrahim, who provides the English vocals on the song.[9]
She won the Emerging Talent Award from the Youth Media Alliance in 2019 for her work on Anaana's Tent.[1]
In 2020 she appeared as a duet vocalist on Terry Uyarak's single "Anuri".[10]