ArtistInfo

Bagad Kemper

Band, *1949 FR
Singer of Folk and World

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 Loeïz 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.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 B

Members

	Bernard Le Dréau sax, as, ts FR
	Stéphane Sotin perc, dr
	Erwan Volant b
	Lionel Le Guyader dr, perc FR
	Alain Trevarin acc