The 6th annual INDIGENOUS MUSIC AWARDS 2009
AND THE WINNERS WERE…
ACT OF THE YEAR
Nominees:
1. Jessica Mauboy
2. Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – WINNER
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Nominees:
1. I Will Arise / Robyn Green
2. Been Waiting / Jessica Mauboy - WINNER
3. Kutju Ngarala / Tjupi Band
4. Songs of the Buffalo Country / Mark A. Hunter
EMERGING ACT OF THE YEAR*
Nominees:
1. Wildflower
2. Tjupi Band
3. Garrangali Band
4. Pott Street – WINNER
SONG OF THE YEAR — Song / Album / Act / Songwriter
Nominees:
1. Warlajbarkigi / Warlajbarkigi / Sandridge Band / Gadrian Hoosen, Nancy McDinny, Ricky Kid, Jeffrey McLaughlin & Borroloola Primary School Years 5 & 6
2. Lena Bulunga / Lena Bulunga / Milyakburra Ban / Alan Warramarra
3. Trouble Maker / Lonely Child / Lonely Boys / Ambrose Daniels
4. Barramundi / Songs of the Buffalo Country / Mark A. Hunter / Mark A. Hunter
5. Galiwin’ku / Maninginburru Bininj / Wildflower / Jill Nganjmirra / Benjamin Burrunali
6. The Turn Around / MC Hora / MC Hora
7. Crystal Velvet Night / Rhubee Neal / Rhubee Neale, Kenneth Smith
8. Senor / Dunganda Street Sounds / Michael Dawu, Jason Durrurrnga
9. I Will Arise / I Will Arise / Robyn Green / Robyn Green
10. Running Back / Been Waiting / Jessica Mauboy / Jessica Mauboy,
Audius Mtawarira, Sean Ray Mullins – WINNER
DVD/FILMCLIP OF THE YEAR
Nominees:
1. Bapa / Gurrumul Geoffrey Yunupingu
2. The Turn Around / MC Hora
3. Senor / Dunganda Street Sounds – WINNER
4. Millay Millay 1 / Muyngarnbi, Songs from Walking with Spirit
ARTWORK AND DESIGN OF THE YEAR
Nominees:
1. Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu / DDA release Gurrumul Album – WINNER
2. Milyakburra Band / Ena Bulanga Album
3. Lonely Boys / Lonely Child Album
4. Robyn Green / I Will Arise Album
TRADITIONAL MUSIC AWARD
Nominees:
1. Dunganda Street Sounds / Ramingining Artists – WINNER
PEOPLES CHOICE AWARD – ‘SONG OF THE YEAR’
Voted nationally on DIG Music
The Turn Around / MC HORA – WINNER
2009 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
Sammy Butcher
Tableland Drifters
David Asera
Pott Street, winners of the 'Emerging Act of the Year' Award at the 2009 IMAs.
