BYRON NICHOLAI
Indigenous Musician/Artist

Going Where They're Dancing/Yagiralrianun Ayakatartua - Byron Nicholai
Going Where They're Dancing/Yagiralrianun Ayakatartua - Byron Nicholai Spend the last year trying to figure out what I truly want for myself. Basically just going through life. Experiencing the beauty and the obstacles life throws our way.

With these years flying by, I'm now at the age where the ...
Talk Stupid (Qanaaqa Usviinak) w subtitles
Talk Stupid (Qanaaqa Usviinak) w subtitles Qanaaqa Usviinak (Talk Stupid)

Been tapping into different mindsets for new songs. I have playlists for several moods and I create songs based off how I feel. One minute I’m singing about love then the next minute I’m talking like ...
Yuraq song by Moses Charles - Cauyamaqa Ayagataanga/My Drum Takes Me Places
Yuraq song by Moses Charles - Cauyamaqa Ayagataanga/My Drum Takes Me Places There’s a handful of songs that stuck with me from when I was in the Nelson Island dance group. A good percentage of them were made by my late cousin, Moses Charles, the best yuraq song maker. This one’s one ...
Kiimetenrituten (Not Alone) w subtitles
Kiimetenrituten (Not Alone) w subtitles Who’s calling you?
Who’s texting you?
They’re thinking of you, you’re not alone.
Who fed you?
Who gave you a place to stay?
You’re not alone
From Ayagnera (The Beginning) album.
Yuraq(drum dance) with a mask in Whitehorse
Yuraq(drum dance) with a mask in Whitehorse Quyana cakneq to the Yukon First Nations for the welcoming presence and amazing hospitality. It was nice to see familiar faces and to see friends perform. And I got to share the stage with @pamyualive ! Always a pleasure🤝🏽 Until ...
Kenkamken (I Love You) live w/subtitles
Kenkamken (I Love You) live w/subtitles A song about love that was inspired by a wedding. This song will be out within the next month or two, but I'll put out two songs before this one comes out.
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Tengauryuggtua (I Want To Fly) Official Music Video
Tengauryuggtua (I Want To Fly) Official Music Video We flew to Toksook Bay to shoot this music video and I could say I’ve achieved two of my goals.

One of them was to make a music video for one of my songs and the other was to have ...
Ilanka (My Family) w/subtitles
Ilanka (My Family) w/subtitles Ilanka (My Family) off the album “Ayagnera (The Beginning)”
nothing without em…
Let’s Go Dance (Yuraq) w/subtitles
Let’s Go Dance (Yuraq) w/subtitles I was holding onto this song for a few weeks since it was just a melody and some words with no movements. But I had to sit down, write the lyrics, and make the movements. The whole thing felt good ...
Alarcuitua (No Mistakes) live
Alarcuitua (No Mistakes) live Performing Alarcuitua (No Mistakes) live in Reykjavik, Iceland in 2019. Arctic Circle Assembly Inuit Night.
Qavaraurluanga
Qavaraurluanga This song is composed by my older brother/cousin Moses Charles. When I first started drumming for Nelson Island High School, I fell in love with this song immediately. I used to watch the dancers express themselves to this song ...
Caniinerkun
Caniinerkun Last week I finally picked up my drum. And it felt good.
I started out singing the songs I made and then I ended up singing songs I use to dance to growing up, and still do to this day. ...
Angyaurluaqa Ayagali - Yuraq
Angyaurluaqa Ayagali - Yuraq Angyaurluaqa Ayagali
Singing a song my cousin Moses Charles composed. It’s a song about going drifting. When we yuraq, we tell the stories through the movements we use.
For example, the first movement that I use represents the bow of a ...
What’s On My Mind - Byron Nicholai
What’s On My Mind - Byron Nicholai For a while I’ve been hesitant about making a new video because of the fact that I really don’t have anything to say.
I wanted the usual. A song with a meaningful message that could help the people who watch ...
byronvlogs: Kipnuk - Chief Paul Memorial School
byronvlogs: Kipnuk - Chief Paul Memorial School On the week of May 15, 2017 I went to Kipnuk to perform for their school and hangout with the students there.
Watch the video to see what i did while i was there!
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byronvlogs: Seattle - Arctic Encounter
byronvlogs: Seattle - Arctic Encounter Welcome to the second episode of byronvlogs! I know it's short but I'm still learning and i hope you guys enjoy the video. I did a lot more than what the video shows but I recorded what I could.
Please ...
Iyariyanga Dance - Byron Nicholai
Iyariyanga Dance - Byron Nicholai This is a dance I learned in high school. It's been around for a while and I'm not sure what the song is about. But in the second verse of the full song the lyrics mean, "Who is that coming? ...
Yuraq (eskimo dance) - Byron Nicholai
Yuraq (eskimo dance) - Byron Nicholai Though I'd yuraq(eskimo dance) for all of you guys watching out there! And if you look behind me, that's where I live. Toksook Bay, Ak. Hope you enjoy! Make sure to subscribe and like!
When I Went Seal Hunting - Byron Nicholai
When I Went Seal Hunting - Byron Nicholai Here's a song about when I went seal hunting. I saw humpback whales and I took a video of them. To see the video of the whales watch till the end. Enjoy!!

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Toksook Bay, Alaska