Yann-Fañch Kemener

Yann-Fañch Kemener is a traditional singer from Britanny, born on April 7th 1957 in Sainte-Tréphine (Côtes-d'Armor).

He took part in reviving "Kan ha diskan" (chant et contre-chant) in the seventies & eighties, especially with Erik Marchand. He contributed to the saving & transmission of traditional songs by collecting & singing them. He especially collected songs from the oral tradition in the Breton language.

He worked with lot of people (in the Barzaz band, but also with Dan Ar Braz, Didier Squiban, Alain Genty, Aldo Ripoche, Anne Auffret ...). His special timbre makes him a well known artist on the Breton scene.

He has made many recordings and has sung in quite a lot of 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 Dastum 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 et Florence Pavie

External links

* [http://www.kemener.com/ Official site ]
* [http://kemener.wordpress.com/ His blog blog]