Grand final fever hit Alice Springs with finals finals finals in the air… A large crowd attended this years grand finals at treager park.. The day was warm and the games intense..
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Milimika Festival -Tiwi Islands Friday 9th to Sunday 11th September.
Have a Break on the islands at the first Tiwi Islands Festival Mililmika – you can travel to the Tiwi Islands this Friday 9th for $150 returning Sunday 11th and have a VIP camp site for the weekend for an extra $100, a bed and tent and a secure camp site. Food and drink will be available. Continue reading
Warren H Williams Launches New Warumungu Album with Songmen
Warren H Williams with the Warumungu Men launched a new album in Language in front of a crowd well over 800 people.
The Song Peoples Sessions is a ‘culture preservation project’ that brings together traditional and contemporary Indigenous musicians.Producer and project coordinator Patrick McCloskey describes it as “a collaboration between traditional and contemporary musicians for the maintenance of Indigenous languages”. Continue reading
Elder of the year Aunty Nell Mooney brings change to her community
Aunty Nell Mooney from Burrill Lake was announced as the 2011 Aboriginal Elder of the Year at the NAIDOC Awards ceremony in Shellharbour.
She has dedicated her life to making positive change in her community.
Among other things she has brought about a significant change in how Aboriginal school students in her community are treated by their teachers and fellow students.
She speaks to Pam Reilly on Women’s Business.
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CAAMA Radio News 12-08-2011
CAAMA news team: Nerida Currey, Paul Wiles…
- An economist who specialises in employment in Aboriginal communities says she believes that a lack of jobs will see the need for the continuation of the CDEP program for some time into the future.
- A new online health learning resource to be launched next week will be the first of its kind to be accessible to all schools in the territory even those in remote areas.
- A large IT company has now signed up for a three pillar programme which it hopes will encourage more indigenous Australians to consider a career in IT.
- Sport.
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2011 National Indigenous Music Awards Finalists Announced
FINALISTS 2011 National Indigenous Music Awards
Cover Art – 4 finalists
1/ Nirvana Nights, Leah Flanagan
Designed by Chayni Henry Vitamin Records
2/ Palya, Iwantja
Designed by Russel Bradley, the Hive design
3/ Malk, Saltwater Band
Designed by Carlo Santone & Michael Hohnen Skinnyfish Music
4/ Rrakala, Gurrumul Yunupingu
Designed by Carlo Santone & Michael Hohnen Skinnyfish Music
Film Clip Award – 5 finalists
1/ Rain Dancer, Tableland Drifters
Produced by Street TV / Josh Thomason
2/ Gopuru, Gurrumul Yunupingu
Produced by Carlo Santone / Michael Hohnen
3/ Gathu Mawula, Gurrumul and Blue King Brown
Produced by Carlo Santone
4/ Local Knowledge, Rrawun Maymuru
Produced by The Mulka Project
5/ September Song, Leah Flanagan
Produced by Tim Parish
New Talent of the Year – G.R. Bururrawanga Memorial Award – 3 finalists
1/ Iwantja
2/ Young Brother
3/ Rrawun Maymuru
Traditional Music Award
The Mulka Manikay Archives
Djambawa Marawili – Madarrpa Clan
Yumutjin Wunungmurra – Gurrumuru
Mathulu Munyarryn – Dhalinybuy
Song of the Year – 6 finalists
1/ Diamonds on the Water, Stiff Gins (c) Nardi Simpson / Kaleena Briggs
2/ September Song, Leah Flanagan (c) Leah Flanagan
3/ Beggars, The Medics (c) K Wallace / A Thomson / J Lawrie / C Thomas
4/ Calling Your Name, Frank Yamma (c) Frank Yamma
5/ Gathu Mawala, Gurrumul Yunupingu (c) Gurrumul Yunupingu
6/ Mala Rrakala, Gurrumul Yunupingu (c) Gurrumul Yunupingu
Album of the Year – 5 finalists
1/ Nirvana Nights, Leah Flanagan – Vitamin Records
2/ Malk, Saltwater Band – Skinnyfish Music
3/ Rrakala, Gurrumul Yunupingu – Skinnyfish Music
4/ Get em girls, Jessica Mauboy – Sony Music Entertainment
5/ Country Man, Frank Yamma – Wantok Music
Act of the Year – 3 finalists
1/ Jessica Mauboy
2/ Gurrumul Yunupingu
3/ Dan Sultan
NATIONAL INDIGENOUS MUSIC AWARDS
Friday 19 August
Time: 7pm, gates open 6 pm
Venue: The Amphitheatre, Darwin Botanic Gardens Price: $ 25 and $20 concession.
Bookings: 08 89 434 222 or www.darwinfestival.org.au
Launch of the Indigenous Employment and Career Development Strategy
Parks and Wildlife Minister Karl Hampton will today launch the Department of Natural Resources, Environment, The Arts and Sport (NRETAS) Indigenous Employment and Career Development Strategy at the Alice Springs Desert Park.
SANTA TERESA Drummers
After last year’s ‘wipe out’ success Ikuntji drummers are back with special guests Santa Teresa drumming group to present the freshest and most exciting West African percussion beats from bush kids. Ba boom (Shontal Klose and Svetlana Bunic) have been working closely over 2009-2010 with these groups on complex rhythm compositions.