National Indigenous Music Awards - Winners

The winners of the inaugural National Indigenous Music Awards, held on Friday August 19, 2011 at the historic Amphithreatre, Darwin Botanical Gardens are:

School Band of the Year – NT Award

Gapuwiyak School Band

Cover Art – NT Award

Rrakala – Gurrumul Yunupingu. Designed by Carlo Santone & Michael Hohnen, Skinnyfish Music

Film Clip – NT Award

Gathu Mawula [revisited] - Gurrumul Yunupingu & Blue King Brown. Produced by Carlo Santone

New Talent of the Year – NT Award

Rrawun Maymuru (N.E. Arnhem Land)

Traditional Music – NT Award

The Mulka Manikay Archives. Djambawa Marawili –  Yilpara, Madarrpa clan; Yumutjin Wunungmurra – Gurrumuru, Dhalwangu clan; Mathulu Munyarryun – Dhalinybuy, Wangurri clan.

Song of the Year – National Award

Gathu Mawula [revisited] - Gurrumul Yunupingu and Blue King Brown

Album of the Year – National Award

Rrakala – Gurrumul Yunupingu, Skinnyfish Music.

Act of the Year – National Award

Gurrumul Yunupingu

Hall of Fame

Coloured Stone and No Fixed Address

Elcho Island singing star Gurrumul Yunupingu was the big winner of the night taking out five awards, including the three new national awards for 2011: ‘Song’, ‘Album’ & ‘Act’ of the Year.

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