Fanny Cochrane Smith
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Last known speaker of a Tasmanian language (1834–1905)
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1969-08-06
- Active to
- 2003-10-21
acoustic rockamericanfolk rockindieindie folkindie pop
Discography
- Shytown / No Confidence Man1994
- Roman Candle1994
- Needle in the Hay1995
- Elliott Smith1995
- Speed Trials1996
- Division Day / No Name #61997
- Either/Or1997
- Ballad of Big Nothing1998
- XO1998
- Waltz #2 (XO)1998
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 16
- Total plays
- 35
Tags
traditionalobscureaustralian aboriginalaboriginalwax cylinder
Fanny Cochrane Smith, (ca. 1834 - 1905) was a Tasmanian Aborigine, born December 1834 after relocation of Tasmania's indigenous population to Wybalena, Flinders Island. She is well known for her wax-cylinder recordings of Aboriginal songs, made in 1903, which comprise the only audio recordings of an indigenous Tasmanian language. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Fanny+Cochrane+Smith">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Fanny
- Family name
- Smith
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Australia
- Place of birth
- Flinders Island
- Languages spoken
- Tasmanian
- Native language
- Tasmanian
- Image
- Fanny Cochrane Smith (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 11
Show 6 more facts
- date of birth
- 1834-12-01
- date of death
- 1905-02-24
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Fanny Cochrane Smith
- Commons category
- Fanny Cochrane Smith
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