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Gilli Smyth
Sign in to saveAlso known as Gillian Mary Smyth, Gilli Smith
British singer and poet (1933–2016)
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1933
- Active to
- 2016
Discography
- Mother1978
- I Am Your Egg2005
- Paradise2012
Member of
- Gong1967–1968
- Gong1969–1973
- Gong1974–1974
- Gong1977–1977
- Gong1990–1990
- Gong1994–2001
- Acid Mothers Gongsince 2003
- Gong2004–2004
- Gong2006–2006
- Gong2007–2013
- Planet Gong
- Glo
- Banana Moon Band
- Mother Gong
- Sacred Geometry Band
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,418
- Total plays
- 11,759
Tags
Psychedelic RockProgressive rockfemale vocalistspsychedeliccanterbury tea time tunes
Gillian Mary "Gilli" Smyth (1 June 1933 – 22 August 2016) was an English musician who performed with the bands Gong, Mother Gong, and Planet Gong and released several solo albums and albums in collaboration with other members of Gong. In Gong, she often performed under the name Shakti Yoni, contributing poems and "space whispers". Smyth had three degrees from King's College London, (the liner notes for Voiceprint's 'Mother Gong' CD suggests 'London University') where she gained notoriety as the
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Mary
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- London
- Place of death
- Byron Bay
- Occupation
- poet
- Educated at
- King's College London
- Employer
- University of Paris
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- Canterbury scene
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.gillismyth.com/gillismyth/index.html
- Image
- Gong-Zappa-Tel-Aviv-2009-10-31-10.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1933-06-01
- date of death
- 2016-08-22
- member of
- Gong
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- pseudonym
- Shakti Yoni
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