Internationally recognised, Grant Ngulmiya Nundhirribala is a musician and cultural leader in Numbulwar community, Arnhem Land.
Grant has inspired Numbulwar’s next generation to excel at performing their traditional music and dance. He’s shown how Numbulwar people can make an income from expressing their internationally esteemed culture, in a place where employment is scarce.
Bridging cultural differences, Grant has been an ambassador for his music, language and culture across the world. He collaborated with the Budapest Art Orchestra to release an award-winning album and worked in Japan with North Indian classical artists. He’s travelled to Ubud, Bali to collaborate with a Balinese Gamelan and recorded an album with a Spanish guitarist in Barcelona.
Grant was the driving force behind the three-day Numburindi Festival in Numbulwar. He regularly performs at Garma Festival and took 45 Numbulwar artists to the Barunga Festival two years in a row. And for decades, he’s led the renowned Red Flag Dancers.