Dewayne Everettsmith
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Dewayne Everettsmith is an Australian singer based in Hobart, Tasmania. He is known for singing in the Tasmanian language Palawa kani.
In 2009, Everettsmith performed as part of The Black Arm Band[1]
In 2012, his song "It's Like Love" with Jasmine Beams was featured in a Tourism Australia advertising campaign.[2]
Everettsmith released his debut album Surrender in 2014.[3] The album includes the song "Melaythina", which is the first commercially available song sung in Palawa kani, a recently constructed Tasmanian language.[4] In 2015 he performed alongside Briggs and Gurrumul on the update of Archie Roach's Charcoal Lane.[5][6]
The 2025 project Palawa kani – songs and stories of lutruwita/Tasmania is a collaboration between Everettsmith, conductor/arranger Erkki Veltheim, Skinnyfish Music, and the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. It has been awarded government funding in the first round of the Creative Futures Fund by Creative Australia. It is the first major musical work in palawa, and includes a studio recording as well as a regional tour, and educational resources for schools.[7]
Discography
- Surrender (2014) - Skinnyfish[8]
References
- ↑ Mangan, John (27 September 2009), "Many voices, one soul: Black Arm Band turn dirt into song", WA Today
- ↑ Paredes, Arlene (5 June 2012), "Tourism AU: Tassie Dewayne Everettsmith Sings New "Nothing Like Australia" Campaign (VIDEO)", International Business Times
- ↑ Lazarevic, Jade (19 June 2015), "Dewayne Everettsmith: Singer true to his soul", Newcastle Herald
- ↑ Coulter, Ellen (22 April 2014), "Tasmanian Aboriginal musician Dewayne Everettsmith keeps language alive through song", ABC News
- ↑ Hillier, Tony (14 November 2015), "Music reviews", The Australian
- ↑ Johnston, Chris (4 July 2015), "Archie Roach song inspires sequel by Adam Briggs for a new generation", Sydney Morning Herald
- ↑ "Creative Futures Fund 2025". Creative Australia. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ↑ Norington, Brad (26 April 2014), "Surrender (Dewayne Everettsmith)", The Australian