About
Bagad Kemper (using the Breton name for the town of Quimper) is one of the oldest bagad, Breton pipe bands. Formed in 1949, its first president was none other than Loeiz Ropars, renovator of the Fest Noz (dance party) and kan ha diskan singer (Breton traditional vocal dancing). This ensemble holds the record for the most national Championship title wins.
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Over time, this bagad has gradually reoriented itself toward collaborations with musicians from other traditions, like the Galician Susana Seivane and Carlos Núñez or South-African Johnny Clegg. Bagad Kemper were also a main feature of the very successful Heritage des Celtes (Heritage of the Celts) series of concerts, which brought together musicians from all horizons of the Celtic world. They celebrated their 60th anniversary with Breizh Balkanik, a show blending Balkan and Breton music worlds, with the Breton singer Érik Marchand. Except Dan Ar Braz, the bagad also accompanied on stage the band Red Cardell.
Members
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Steven Bodénès bombarde
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André Bernard bombarde
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Jacques Briand bombarde
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Pierre Cabon biniou
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Xavier Colléter biniou
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Jacques Corben bombarde
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J.M. Derrien biniou
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Pol Fichou biniou
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Yves Francois bombarde
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Joël Galiot percussion
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Michel Jehannin biniou
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Hervé Le Meur biniou
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Y. Le Prêtre bombarde
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Christien Nodé percussion
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Michel Nodé percussion
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Michel Plouzennec percussion
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Raymond Plouzennec bombarde
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Marcel Rien percussion
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Erwan Ropars biniou
Discography
Albums
Compilations
Links
Listen
Official
Concerts
Conductor position
Also known as
Kevrenn c’hlazik
Tags
- bagpiper
- breizh
- bretagne
- breton
- brittany
- cornemuseur
- france
- francophone
- français
- french
- percussionist
- percussionniste
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 9db33006-99af-479b-bc94-adeb8f861729
- ISNI
- 0000000106726716
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 15 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.