Stanley Gawurra Gaykamangu, known mononymously as Gawurra, is an Australian singer-songwriter hailing from

Milingimbi Milingimbi Island, also Yurruwi, is the largest island of the Crocodile Islands group off the coast of Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. Location Milingimbi lies approximately east of Darwin and west of Nhulunbuy. History Aborig ...

, North East Arnhem. He sings in the Gupapuyngu language. His debut album ''Ratja Yaliyali'' (which means "vine of love") is a collection of songs inspired by the traditional songlines of his hometown. The album was recorded at CAAMA Music in

Alice Springs Alice Springs () is a town in the Northern Territory, Australia; it is the third-largest settlement after Darwin, Northern Territory, Darwin and Palmerston, Northern Territory, Palmerston. The name Alice Springs was given by surveyor William ...

, Australia. At the 2016

National Indigenous Music Awards The National Indigenous Music Awards (NIMA), also known as the NT Indigenous Music Awards from 2004 to 2008, are music awards presented to recognise excellence, innovation and leadership among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander musicians in ...

, ''Ratja Yaliyali'' received awards for Album of the Year and New Talent of the Year. The album also received awards for Cover Art and Film Clip. It was nominated for Best World Music Album at the 2016 ARIA Awards.

Discography

Albums

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The

ARIA Music Awards The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known informally as ARIA Music Awards, ARIA Awards, or simply the ARIAs) is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Austr ...

is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of

Australian music The music of Australia has an extensive history made of music societies. Indigenous Australian music forms a significant part of the unique heritage of a 40,000- to 60,000-year history which produced the iconic didgeridoo. Contemporary fusions o ...

. They commenced in 1987. ! , - ,

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

, ''Ratja Yaliyali'' , Best World Music Album , , ARIA Award previous winners. , -

National Indigenous Music Awards

The

recognise excellence, innovation and leadership among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander musicians from throughout Australia. They commenced in 2004. ! , - , rowspan="5",

, Gawurra , New Talent of the Year , , rowspan="5", , - , rowspan="2", ''Ratja Yaliyali'' , Album of the Year , , - , Cover Art of the Year , , - , rowspan="2", "Ratja Yaliyali" , Film Clip of the Year , , - , Song of the Year , , -

References

{{authority control Living people Indigenous Australian musicians Australian male singer-songwriters Australian singer-songwriters People from the Northern Territory Year of birth missing (living people)