Music NT » Emerging Act of the Year

Tjupi Band

Mikey Leung — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 07:41:13 +0000

Tjupi Band album artwork

Emerging Act of the Year Nominee: Tjupi Band

Tjupi (Honey Ant) come from the Papunya,250k NW of Alice Springs. Tjupi Band play energetic and emotive desert reggae. Singing in Luritja (as well as in English), they are the foremost musical inspiration for people across Central Australia.

From growing up learning from the members of Warumpi Band, They form part of the new wave of uniquely Indigenous Australian reggae; alongside other musical innovators such as Saltwater Band and Letterstick Band.

In September 2009 they were chosen as one of three acts to perform in Darwin at the Telstra NT Indigenous Music Awards; sharing the stage with Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu and Jessica Mauboy.

Preview Tjupi Band now:

Words: Mikey Leung

Garrangali Band

Music NT Staff — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:41:29 +0000

Garrangali Album cover

The Garrangali Band CD launch at Yiplara on March 24, 2010 was the culmination of lots of hard work over two years, including recording, training, mixing and mastering, producing and post production, and lots of other things in between.

This album ‘Garrangali’ (Crocodile Nest) is a unique and innovative enterprise development opportunity from the youth and community of Yilpara, and is an exciting celebration of dedication, initiative and hard work. Music crosses all borders and boundaries, seeking to infuse, unite and engage.

The lyrics and Manikays of this album embraces the deep connection and relationship between the ancestral land and sea and the visions of the old people, strengthened by strong community spirit and cultural integrity. The album package features a DVD that includes music videos of two featured songs, ‘Mungurru’ and ‘Muthi Muthi’.

Song of the Year Nominations:

Sea Rights

Garrangali (title track)

Video/Film Clip of the Year nominations:

Mungurru

Muthimuthi

Album of the Year — Listen to the whole Garrangali album now:

Garrangali is also nominated for Emerging Act of the Year.

Wildflower – Manginburru Bininj

Music NT Staff — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 02:29:09 +0000

Wildflower, the young band fronted by five young women from the remote Arnhem Land Outstation of Mamadawerre, made a huge impact at their many performances for the Darwin Festival in 2009. Their debut DVD single “Galiwin’ku” has been broadcast on Rage & on Austar through Aurora Community TV.

Wildflower have been chosen by ABC’s triple j for their list of “Next Crop” acts this year. They will be featured on Sunday November 12th as part of triple j’s Australian Music Month – with airplay throughout the day of “Galiwin’ku” along with a short recorded introduction from the band.

An extended interview with the band will be available on podcast and Wildflower’s profile will be up on the ABC’s Aus Music Month website. This year Wildflower will feature in a TV and multimedia documentary in conjunction with AFC and ABC TV called “Fangin’ The Combi”.