The Deadly Award Winners - MusicNSW

The Deadly’s are an annual celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander achievement in music, sport, entertainment and community. The Deadly’s showcases the outstanding achievements of ATSI’s and provides identifiable national and local role models to inspire the rest of the Indigenous community, and especially our youth.

The 2011 Deadly Awards were held on September 27 at Sydney Opera House and the music category winners were as follows:

MOST PROMISING NEW TALENT IN MUSIC
IWANTJA BAND

SINGLE OF THE YEAR
HAPPY PEOPLE-THE LAST KINECTION

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
RRAKALA -GURRUMUL YUNUPINGU

BAND OF THE YEAR
THE LAST KINECTION

MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
GURRUMUL YUNUPINGU

FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
JESSICA MALBOY

Congratulations to all the winners AND nominees!

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