Stephen "Baamba" Albert (1950 – 13 November 2019[1][2]) was an Indigenous Australian actor and singer.
He grew up with his mother, a Bardi woman, and his stepfather, a Japanese man who had worked in Broome's pearling industry.
He was influenced by members of his extended family who had learnt orchestral instruments at the leprosarium near Derby.
[4][5] His performance career included working for Jimmy Chi in Bran Nue Dae and Corrugation Road, as the sidekick for Mary G,[6] appeared in the SBS drama series The Circuit[7] and presented the Bobtales TV series.
Albert was also the first chairman of the National Aboriginal Education Committee[5] and was the director of Goolarri Media.