Troy Cassar-Daley and A.B. Original win big at the National Indigenous Music Awards
The 2017 National Indigenous Music Awards were handed out Saturday night, with Troy Cassar-Daley and A.B. Original proving to be big winners on the night.
The 2017 National Indigenous Music Awards were handed out in Darwin on Saturday night, with a long list of winners being recognised for their contributions to Indigenous Australian music over the last year, including helping to further Indigenous music in mainstream Australian culture.
The night's big winners included Troy Cassar-Daley, who won the award for Artist Of The Year, while A.B. Original won the award for Song Of The Year, with their track 'January 26', which featured Dan Sultan.
A.B. Orignal won two of the four awards they were nominated for, with the group also taking out the award for Film Clip Of The Year. Likewise, Cassar-Daley also won two of the three awards he was nominated for, taking home the award for Album Of The Year as well.
The New Talent Of The Year award was given to Electric Fields, while the Community Music Clip Of The Year award went to 'Save the Water (Ngaba)', by the Halls Creek Indigenous Hip Hop Project.
The Traditional Music Awards were handed out to the Numbulwar community’s Numburindi Festival 2016, the Numbulwar’s Mardayin Skin Ceremony 2016 and the Wangga Complete CD set.
The festivities of the event also ended on a somber tone, with a tribute to the recent passing of Dr. G Yunupingu. The tribute included speeches and musical tributes recognising his life, as not only an amazing musical artist, but also as the National Indigenous Award’s most awarded artist over their nine-year history.
Check out Troy Cassar-Daley's 'Things I Carry Around', from his award-winning album of the same name.
Reporting from inside the Australian music business since '94.
2017 National Indigenous Music Awards winners
Artist Of The Year
Troy Cassar-Daley
Song Of The Year
A.B. Original feat. Dan Sultan – 'January 26'
Album Of The Year
Things I Carry Around - Troy Cassar-Daley
New Talent Of The Year
Electric Fields
Film Clip Of The Year
A.B. Original feat. Dan Sultan – 'January 26'
Community Music Clip Of The Year
'Save the Water (Ngaba)' - Halls Creek Indigenous Hip Hop Project
Traditional Awards
Wangga - Complete CD Set
Galiliwa Nunggarrgalu, John Lalbich for Mardayin Skin Ceremony 2016 Numbulwar
John Murrungun, Samson Ngalmi, Samuel Ngalmi for Mardayin Skin Ceremony 2016 Numbulwar
Jeff Nunggarrgalu, Graham Nunggarrgalu for Numburindi Festival 2016 Numbulwar
Giningayi Ngalmi, Richard Ngalmi for Numburindi Festival 2016 Numbulwar
Kerwin Murrungun, David Murrungun, Dean Austin Bara, Bradley Bara for Numburindi Festival 2016
Numbulwar
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