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Yann‐Fañch Kemener

From: Sainte-Tréphine, Bretagne
Active: 1957–2019
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About

Yann-Fañch Loeiz Kemener (French: Jean-François Louis Quémener; 7 April 1957 – 16 March 2019) was a traditional singer and ethnomusicologist from Brittany, born in Sainte-Tréphine, Côtes-d'Armor, France.

He took part in reviving the kan ha diskan form of traditional music in the 1970s and 1980s, especially with Erik Marchand. He collected songs from the oral tradition in the Breton language. He sang at numerous festoù noz (Breton festivals).
Kemener died in Tréméven on 16 March 2019 at age 61.

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