Pictures of NIMAs artists in Rolling Stone.

The November 2011 issue of Rolling Stone magazine includes a major feature article about this year’s landmark National Indigenous Music Awards, held in the Northern Territory.

Written by Michael Dwyer, the article includes a detailed snapshot of the awards night and concert performances – on August 19th at Darwin Amphitheatre – plus an interview with Music NT manager, Mark Smith.

While Gurrumul Yunupingu is a a focus – he picked up 5 of the 7 awards of the night – many artists involved in the NIMAs concert are also featured, including Shellie Morris and the Yanyuwa Women Singers, Ali Mills, former Yothu Yindu frontman and Yolngu elder Mandawuy Yunupingu, 2011 Hall of Fame inductees Warumpi Band, No Fixed Address and Coloured Stone, with Dan Sultan‘s “climactic set of 21st century urban blues” also coming in for an appreciative mention.

The article outlines the significance of the NIMAs within the national music landscape, and discusses the importance of acknowledging the history and diversity of contemporary Indigenous music in Australia, on a national level.

Read the full article here. Read the round up from the 2011 NIMAs on the Music NT website and visit the official NIMAs website.

Words: Megan Spencer. Source: Rolling Stone