The National Indigenous Music Awards 2016 were the 13th annual National Indigenous Music Awards.
The nominations were announced on 31 July 2016 and the awards ceremony was held on 6 August 2016.[1]
The theme for this year's award was Protest Songs. The year, celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Wave Hill walk-off the 40th anniversary of the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1976 and 25 years since the release of Yothu Yindi's Tribal Voice.[2]
- A.B. Original
- Shellie Morris
- Warren H. Williams and Danielle Young
- Kahl Wallis
- Lonely Boys
- Stanley Gaykamangu
- Yirrmal with his father Witiyana Marika (of Yothu Yindi)
- Rayella
- Chris Tamwoy
- David Spry
- Kuren[2]
Hall of Fame Inductee
Kutcha Edwards is an indigenous Australian singer and songwriter, born in Balranald, New South Wales in 1965. He is a member of the Stolen Generations, and was removed from his parents at the age of 18 months. He is a Mutti Mutti man. He was named Indigenous Person of the Year at the 2001 NAIDOC Awards. He has released four studio albums between 2001-2015.
Triple J Unearthed National Indigenous Winner
Kuren (aka Curtis Kennedy) is an 18 year old producer, of the Wiradjuri people. Kuren uploaded "Home" featuring Ben Alessi in May 2016 onto Triple J Unearthed and has collaborated with Allday, Sophie Lowe and Banks.[3]
Awards
Artist of the Year
New Talent of the Year
Album of the Year
| Artist and album
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Result
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| Gawurra – Ratja Yaliyali
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Won
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| Gurrumul – The Gospel Album
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Nominated
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| Dan Sultan – Open Live – Live from the National Theatre, Melbourne
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Nominated
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Film Clip of the Year
| Artist and song
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Result
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| Briggs, Dewayne Everettsmith & Gurrumul – "The Children Came Back"
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Nominated
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| Gawurra – "Ratja Yaliyali"
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Won
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| Benny Walker – "Oh No You Don't"
|
Nominated
|
Song of the Year
Cover Art of the Year
| Artist and album
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Result
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| Gawurra – Ratja Yaliyali
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Won
|
| Gurrumul – The Gospel Album
|
Nominated
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| Benny Walker – Oh No You Don't
|
Nominated
|
Traditional Song of the Year
| Artist and song
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Result
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| Ishmael Marika – "Two Sisters Journey"
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Won
|
Community Clip of the Year
| Artist and song
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Result
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| Galiwinku – "Yolngu Style"
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Nominated
|
| Ngukurr – "Break the Silence"
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Won
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| Katherine – "Shadows"
|
Nominated
|
References