National Indigenous Music Awards 2016

Date| 6 August 2016 (2016-08-06)
Venue| The Amphitheatre Botanical Gardens, Northern Territory, Australia
Most awards| Gawurra (4)
Most nominations| Gawurra & Gurrumul (5)
Website| nima.musicnt.com.au
Television/radio coverage
Network| National Indigenous Television
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The National Indigenous Music Awards 2016 were the 13th annual National Indigenous Music Awards.

The nominations were announced on 31 July 2016 and the awards ceremony was held on 6 August 2016.[1]

The theme for this year's award was Protest Songs. The year, celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Wave Hill walk-off the 40th anniversary of the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1976 and 25 years since the release of Yothu Yindi's Tribal Voice.[2]

## Performers

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* A.B. Original
* Shellie Morris
* Warren H. Williams and Danielle Young
* Kahl Wallis
* Lonely Boys
* Stanley Gaykamangu
* Yirrmal with his father Witiyana Marika (of Yothu Yindi)
* Rayella
* Chris Tamwoy
* David Spry
* Kuren[2]

## Hall of Fame Inductee

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* Kutcha Edwards

Kutcha Edwards is an indigenous Australian singer and songwriter, born in Balranald, New South Wales in 1965. He is a member of the Stolen Generations, and was removed from his parents at the age of 18 months. He is a Mutti Mutti man. He was named Indigenous Person of the Year at the 2001 NAIDOC Awards. He has released four studio albums between 2001-2015.

## Triple J Unearthed National Indigenous Winner

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* Kuren

Kuren (aka Curtis Kennedy) is an 18 year old producer, of the Wiradjuri people. Kuren uploaded "Home" featuring Ben Alessi in May 2016 onto Triple J Unearthed and has collaborated with Allday, Sophie Lowe and Banks.[3]

## Awards

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Artist of the Year

Artist  | Result

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Emma Donovan | Nominated
Dan Sultan | Nominated
Gurrumul | Won

New Talent of the Year

Artist  | Result

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A.B. Original | Nominated
Benny Walker  | Nominated
Gawurra | Won
Emily Wurramara | Nominated
Chris Tamwoy  | Nominated

Album of the Year

Artist and album  | Result

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Gawurra – Ratja Yaliyali | Won
Gurrumul – The Gospel Album | Nominated
Dan Sultan – Open Live – Live from the National Theatre, Melbourne | Nominated

Film Clip of the Year

Artist and song  | Result

|

Briggs, Dewayne Everettsmith & Gurrumul – "The Children Came Back"  | Nominated
Gawurra – "Ratja Yaliyali"  | Won
Benny Walker – "Oh No You Don't"  | Nominated

Song of the Year

Artist and song  | Result

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A.B. Original featuring Caiti Baker – "Dead in a Minute"  | Nominated
A.B. Original – "2 Black 2 Strong"  | Nominated
Gawurra – "Ratja Yaliyali"  | Nominated
Briggs, Dewayne Everettsmith & Gurrumul – "The Children Came Back"  | Won
Benny Walker – "Oh No You Don't"  | Nominated

Cover Art of the Year

Artist and album  | Result

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Gawurra – Ratja Yaliyali | Won
Gurrumul – The Gospel Album | Nominated
Benny Walker – Oh No You Don't | Nominated

Traditional Song of the Year

Artist and song  | Result

|

Ishmael Marika – "Two Sisters Journey"  | Won

Community Clip of the Year

Artist and song  | Result

|

Galiwinku – "Yolngu Style"  | Nominated
Ngukurr – "Break the Silence"  | Won
Katherine – "Shadows"  | Nominated

## References

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1. ^ "2016 Winners". National Indigenous Music Awards. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
2. ^ a b "NIMA announces 2016 Line up". nima. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
3. ^ "Kuren wins triple j Unearthed NIMA competition". Radioinfo.com.au. July 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2020.

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