Saltwater Band

Get your dancing shoes on for Saltwater Band, performing live at opening night. 

Saltwater Band is a popular Indigenous roots band from Elcho Island, off the Northeast Arnhem Land coast. 

Lead singer Manuel Dhurrkay has performed on the main stages of festivals such as WOMADelaide, Darwin Festival, Cairns Festival and Byron Bay Blues Festival, and headlined the Sandtracks Tour in 2010 and 2017. 

Saltwater Band have sold over 30,000 albums, earning ARIA, NT Indigenous Music Awards, and Deadly nominations and awards. They have showcased their unique blend of traditional songs and reggae/ska‐influenced pop sounds at some of the biggest stages around the country. 

Come and enjoy their distinctive music in the heart of Kakadu—an experience not to be missed!