A music industry veteran will help and advise producers of the National Indigenous Music Awards in Darwin this year.

Northern Territory musician Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu has won an ARIA award for best world music album.

Mexico celebrated on Sunday as mariachi music was added to UNESCO's list of "intangible cultural heritage" in need of preservation.

Another 25 artists have been added to the program for next year's Womadelaide dance and music festival at Botanic Park.

Womadelaide organiser Annette Tripodi tells Emma Rebellato about plans for the 2012 dance and music festival, over four days from March 9.

It was a big night for Newcastle at the Deadly Awards, with local hip-hop band, the Last Kinection and Newcastle netballer Tanisha Stanton taking out top awards.