East Journey
# East Journey

East Journey are a rock/reggae band from North East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory. They combined modern and traditional music and sing in both English and Yolŋu.

## History

The band formed in 2010, and their debut album Guwak was released on 30 March 2012. They have had airplay on Triple J and Radio Australia, and had several nominations and wins at the National Indigenous Music Awards between 2012 and 2015.

In 2015 they collaborated with Yothu Yindi on a project called Genesis, which included an EP and a performance at the National Indigenous Music Awards 2015.

In June 2021 they played at the Yarrapay Festival, at Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Art Centre in Yirrkala, along with Yothu Yindi, the Andrew Gurruwiwi Band, and Yirrmal.

## Discography

### Albums

| Title | Details |
| - | - |
| Guwak | Released: 2012 Label: East Journey (EJ001) Format: CD, digital download |
| The Genesis Project (featuring Yothu Yindi) | Released: February 2015 Label: East Journey Format: digital download |

### Singles

| Year | Title | Album |
| - | - | - |
| 2012 | "Ngarrpiya" | Guwak |
| 2014 | "Bright Lights, Big City" | The Genesis Project |
| 2014 | "Song of Arnham Land" | The Genesis Project |
| 2015 | "Emu" | The Genesis Project |
| 2015 | "Ngarrpiya (Octopus)" (featuring Yothu Yindi) | The Genesis Project |
| 2015 | "Mokuy & Bonba" (with Djalu Gurruwiwi) | non album single |

## National Indigenous Music Awards

The National Indigenous Music Awards recognise excellence, innovation and leadership among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander musicians from throughout Australia. They commenced in 2004.

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | themselves | G.R. Bururrawanga Memorial Award | Won |
| 2012 | "Ngarrpiya" | Film Clip of the Year | Won |
| 2012 | "Ngarrpiya" | Song of the Year | Nominated |
| 2012 | "Ngarrpiya" | Cover Art of the Year | Nominated |
| 2014 | themselves | Best New Talent | Nominated |
| 2015 | The Genesis Project | Album of the Year | Nominated |
| 2015 | "Song of Arnhem Land" | Film Clip of the Year | Nominated |
| 2015 | "Song of Arnhem Land" | Cover Art of the Year | Nominated |
| 2015 | Traditional Song of the Year | "Mokuy & Bonba" (with Djalu Gurruwiwi) | Won |
