Artists Jimmy Little is regarded as the first Aboriginal performer to achieve mainstream success, with his debut 1964 song "The Royal Telephone" highly popular and successful. In 2005, Little was presented with an honorary doctorate in music by the University of Sydney. Despite the popularity of some of his work, Little failed to launch indigenous music in the country—from the 1970s onwards, groups such as Coloured Stone, Warumpi Band, and No Fixed Address helped improve the image of the genre. It was Yothu Yindi that brought indigenous music to the mainstream, with their 1991 song "Treaty", from the album Tribal Voice, becoming a hit. It reached No. 11 on the ARIA Singles Chart. The band's performances were based on the traditional Yolngu dance, and embodied a sharing of culture. The success of Yothu Yindi—winners of eight ARIA Awards—was followed in by Kev Carmody, Tiddas, Archie Roach and Christine Anu, and numerous other indigenous Australian musicians.
Artists Jimmy Little is regarded as the first Aboriginal performer to achieve mainstream success with his debut 1964 song "The Royal Telephone" highly popular and successful In 2005 Little was presented with an honorary doctorate in music by the University of Sydney Despite the popularity of some of his work Little failed to launch indigenous music in the country—from the 1970s onwards groups such as Coloured Stone Warumpi Band and No Fixed Address helped improve the image of the genre It was Yothu Yindi that brought indigenous music to the mainstream with their 1991 song "Treaty" from the album Tribal Voice becoming a hit It reached No 11 on the ARIA Singles Chart The band's performances were based on the traditional Yolngu dance and embodied a sharing of culture The success of Yothu Yindi—winners of eight ARIA Awards—was followed in by Kev Carmody Tiddas Archie Roach and Christine Anu and numerous other indigenous Australian musicians