Yann-Fañch Kemener, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Yann-Fañch Kemener

traditional singer

Date of Birth: 07-Apr-1957

Place of Birth: Sainte-Tréphine, Brittany, France

Date of Death: 16-Mar-2019

Profession: writer, singer, singer-songwriter, stage actor, ethnomusicologist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aries

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Yann-Fañch Kemener (April 7, 1957 – March 16, 2019) was a traditional singer from Brittany, born in Sainte-Tréphine (Côtes-d'Armor), France. He took part in reviving Kan ha diskan (French: 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 sang in numerous Festoù Noz. Kemener died in Tréméven on March 16, 2019 at age 61.