Erik Marchand
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Erik Marchand is a French Breton traditional singer and player of the treujenn-gaol
(Breton clarinet). Although born in Paris, his family was of Breton
origin, hailing from Quelneuc
, Brittany.
Influenced by the music of Manuel Kerjean, Marchand moved to his family's homeland and studied traditional music and the Breton language
. He became deeply involved with traditional Breton singing, including the gwerz
, a traditional lament. In the 1980s he helped form a traditional music group called Gwerz
which released three albums. In the 1980s Marchand also began to collaborate with oud
ist Thierry Robin
, producing a fusion of Celtic and Arabic motifs influenced by jazz
.
Treujenn-gaol
The treujenn-gaol is the Breton term for the clarinet as used in Breton music. The term 'treujenn gaol' was originally a pejorative term invented by bombard players who found the newer instrument encroaching on their livelihood....
(Breton clarinet). Although born in Paris, his family was of Breton
Breton people
The Bretons are an ethnic group located in the region of Brittany in France. They trace much of their heritage to groups of Brythonic speakers who emigrated from southwestern Great Britain in waves from the 3rd to 6th century into the Armorican peninsula, subsequently named Brittany after them.The...
origin, hailing from Quelneuc
Quelneuc
Quelneuc is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.-References:* * -External links:* * *...
, Brittany.
Influenced by the music of Manuel Kerjean, Marchand moved to his family's homeland and studied traditional music and the Breton language
Breton language
Breton is a Celtic language spoken in Brittany , France. Breton is a Brythonic language, descended from the Celtic British language brought from Great Britain to Armorica by migrating Britons during the Early Middle Ages. Like the other Brythonic languages, Welsh and Cornish, it is classified as...
. He became deeply involved with traditional Breton singing, including the gwerz
Gwerz
Gwerz is a type of folk song of Brittany, a Celtic region in France.In Breton music, the gwerz tells a story which can be epic, historical, or mythological. The stories are usually of a tragic nature. The gwerz is characterised by an often monotonous melody and many couplets, all in the Breton...
, a traditional lament. In the 1980s he helped form a traditional music group called Gwerz
Gwerz
Gwerz is a type of folk song of Brittany, a Celtic region in France.In Breton music, the gwerz tells a story which can be epic, historical, or mythological. The stories are usually of a tragic nature. The gwerz is characterised by an often monotonous melody and many couplets, all in the Breton...
which released three albums. In the 1980s Marchand also began to collaborate with oud
Oud
The oud is a pear-shaped stringed instrument commonly used in North African and Middle Eastern music. The modern oud and the European lute both descend from a common ancestor via diverging paths...
ist Thierry Robin
Thierry Robin
Thierry "Titi" Robin , is a French musician influenced by gypsy, tzigane and Arabic music, and by the musicians Camaron de la Isla and Iraqi oud player Munir Bashir. Robin plays the guitar, oud, and bouzouki...
, producing a fusion of Celtic and Arabic motifs influenced by jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
.
Discography
- 1982 : Chants à danser de Haute-Bretagne, with Gilbert Bourdin ha Christian Dautel, Dastum
- 1985 : Gwerz, nouvelle musique de Bretagne, Dastum/Gwerz
- 1985 : Chants à répondre de Haute-Bretagne, with Gilbert Bourdin and Christian Dautel, Le Chasse-Marée
- 1988 : Gwerz : Au-delà, Escalibur. Priz bras an Akademiezh Charles Cros 1988
- 1989 : Gwerz Penmarc’h , with Cabestan, Le Chasse-Marée
- 1990 : An henchoù treuz, chants du Centre-Bretagne, gant Thierry Robin, AMTA/Ocora, Priz bras an Akademiezh Charles Cros 1990
- 1991 : Trio Erik Marchand : An tri Breur, Silex, ffff Télérama
- 1991 : Musique têtue gant le Quintet de Clarinettes, Silex, ffff Télérama
- 1993 : Gwerz live, Gwerz Pladenn
- 1993 : Bazh du with le Quintet de Clarinettes, Silex. Diapason d’Or
- 1993 : Erik Marchand et le Taraf de Caransebes : Sag an tan ell, Silex. Priz bras an Akademiezh Charles Cros 1995 ha ffff Télérama
- 1997 : Fresu, Pellen, Marchand trio : Condaghes, Silex, Choc de la Musique
- 1998 : Erik Marchand et le Taraf de Caransebes : Dor, BMG, ffff Télérama, Choc de la Musique, R 10 de Répertoires
- 2001 : Kan, gant l’ensemble de Mallakaster d’Albanie, Le Tenore de Santu Predu (Sardaigne), Fransy Gonzales-Calvo (Galice) ha Bassey Koné (Mali), fff Télérama
- 2003 : La Route de la Rose, Attitudes
- 2003 : Le Requiem d’Anna Ac’hmatova
- 2003 Ephéméra Jacques Pellen Naïve
- 2004 PRUNA Erik Marchand et les Balkaniks Harmonia Mundi 2741260