Kan ha diskan is probably the most common type of traditional music of Brittany. It is a vocal tradition (kan ha diskan translates from Breton as, roughly...
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Santec, Finistère) is a Breton folk singer-songwriter of the gwerz and kan ha diskan styles of Breton music. From his debut at the age of 16, he was known...
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In addition to his career as a farmer, he was active in the world of kan ha diskan and modern fest noz. Born in Lanrivain on 8 October 1930, Guilloux was...
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influential, and was partially responsible for preserving Breton traditions. Kan ha diskan (roughly translated as call and response singing) is probably the most...
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in French as Jean-François Louis Quémener. He took part in reviving Kan ha diskan (French: chant et contre-chant) in the 1970s and 1980s, especially with...
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drummer 11 Enchanting, 26, American rapper Marcel Guilloux, 93, French kan ha diskan singer and storyteller. Françoise Hardy, 80, French pop and yé-yé singer-songwriter...
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main types of Breton music are a choral a cappella tradition called kan ha diskan, and music involving instruments, including purely instrumental music...
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l’athlète Mansour Guettaya (in French) Marcel Le Guilloux, une voix du kan ha diskan s'est éteinte (in French) Françoise Hardy, Influential French Singer...
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competitions. Celtic harp is also common, as are vocals and dances. The Kan ha diskan is the most common type of singing. The performers sing calls and responses...
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sings a counter melody over a harp melody. Waulking song Puirt à beul Kan ha diskan Sean-nós singing Celtic hip hop Celtic rock Celtic metal Celtic punk...
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