Warren H Williams wins Red Ochre Award

The Australia Council’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Board is proud to present the $50,000 Red Ochre Award, Australia’s highest peer-assessed award for an Indigenous artist, to Western Aranda country musician Warren H Williams for his outstanding contribution to the Indigenous arts.

The award was presented as part of the 5th National Indigenous Arts Awards, held at the Sydney Opera House.

Warren H Williams is a singer, musician and song writer from Hermannsburg in Central Australia. While known widely as a country musician, he brings together many threads of the contemporary Australian sound, merging Aboriginal music with country and rock, bringing these musical genres onto a world stage.

In addition to his achievements in music, Warren H Williams is also a regular and highly popular DJ on Alice Springs based  CAAMA Radio. His shows are also syndicated to community radio stations across Australia each week.