Bagad Kemper is the undisputed premier-league leader of Brittany’s pipe-band scene, having won its national championships a record-breaking 18 times. Bagad Kemper have also broken new ground in cross-fertilizing Breton traditions with other musical styles. Adapting classical orchestration techniques, together with rock elements, their pioneering original compositions have boldly taken massed bagpipes, bombardes and drums where none have gone before.
Their open-minded spirit has enabled the Bagad band to add new sounds to traditional pieces, tunes from different regions, to invite various foreign musicians to share the stage with them, or again to perform concerts abroad.
Discography:
Toniou war an Dachenn I (1976)
Toniou war an Dachenn II (1979)
Toniou war an Dachenn III (1984)
Tonioù war an Dachenn IV (Keltia, 1989)
The Best of (1992)
Lip Ar Maout (Keltia, 1995)
Hep Diskrog (Keltia, 1999)
Azeliz Iza (Keltia, 2001)
Sud Ar Su (Keltia, 2004)
Collection 1995 – 2005 (2006)
Best of Gwi@derien (2009)
Live au Cornouaille (2010)
Breizh Balkanik (2011)
Fest-rock, with Red Cardell (2013)
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.