Yann-Fañch Kemener
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Yann-Fañch Kemener is a traditional singer from Britanny, born in Sainte-Tréphine
(Côtes-d'Armor
), France.
He took part in reviving Kan ha diskan
(chant et contre-chant) in the 1970s and 1980s, especially with Erik Marchand
. He collected songs from the oral tradition in the Breton language
.
He has sung in numerous festoù-noz.
Sainte-Tréphine
Sainte-Tréphine is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Bretagne in northwestern France. It is named for Saint Tryphine.-External links:*...
(Côtes-d'Armor
Côtes-d'Armor
Côtes-d'Armor is a department in the north of Brittany, in northwestern France.-History:Côtes-du-Nord was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Brittany. Its name was changed in 1990 to...
), France.
He took part in reviving Kan ha diskan
Kan ha diskan
Kan ha diskan is likely the most common type of traditional music of Brittany. It is a vocal tradition . The style is the most commonly used to accompany dances...
(chant et contre-chant) in the 1970s and 1980s, especially with Erik Marchand
Erik Marchand
Erik Marchand is a French Breton traditional singer and player of the treujenn-gaol . Although born in Paris, his family was of Breton origin, hailing from Quelneuc, Brittany....
. He collected songs from the oral tradition in 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 has sung in numerous festoù-noz.
Discography
- Chants profonds et sacrés de Bretagne, 1977
- Chants profonds et sacrés de Bretagne 2, 1978
- Chants profonds et sacrés de Bretagne 3, 1982
- Kan ha diskan, 1982, with Marcel Guilloux
- Chants profonds et sacrés de Bretagne 4, 1983
- Chants profonds de Bretagne, 1983
- Dibedibedañchaou, 1987, edited again by DastumDastumDastum is a Breton cultural organization based in Rennes, the capital of the Ille-et-Vilaine department of France, in the region of Brittany. Founded in 1972, its mission is "to collect, protect and promote the cultural heritage of Brittany."...
in 1999 (small songs for children in Breton language) - Gwerziou et soniou, 1988
- Ec'honder, 1989, in Barzaz band
- Chants profonds de Bretagne, 1991
- Un den kozh dall, 1992, in Barzaz band
- Roue Gralon Ni Ho Salud , 1993, with Anne Auffret
- Chants profanes et sacrés de Bretagne - Roue Gralon ni ho salud, 1993
- Enez eusa, 1995, with Didier Squiban
- Ile-exil, 1996, with Didier Squiban
- Karnag / Pierre Lumière,, 1996
- Carnet de route, 1996 (collected amongs old people)
- Kan ha diskan, 1997, with Valentine Collecter, Erik Marchand, Marcel Guilloux, Annie Ebrel, Claudine Floc'hig, Patrick Marie, Ifig Troadeg
- Kimiad, 1998, with Didier Squiban
- Barzaz Breiz, 1999, with La Maîtrise de Bretagne
- An Eur Glaz, 2000, with Aldo Ripoche
- An dorn, 2004, with Aldo Ripoche
- Dialogues, 2006, with Aldo Ripoche and Florence Pavie
- Si je savais voler, chants de Bretagne et d'Occitanie, 2010, avec Laurent Audemard, François Fava and Renat Sette
- Requiem d'Anne de Bretagne, 2011, on a cd with a recording of a Renaissance Requiem, with Ensemble Doulce Mémoire and Denis Raisin-Dadre