Former vocalist with the innovative Welsh band Bob Delyn a’r Ebillion, Breton singer Nolwenn Korbell balances tradition and innovation in a manner some have likened…
Artist Profiles: Nolwenn Korbell
Category: Artist Profiles
Artist Profiles: Myrdhin
Remi Chauvet was born in 1950 in Dinan, in North Brittany. He became a bard at the age of 21, choosing to spend his career…
Artist Profiles: Mino Cinelu
Born in Saint-Cloud, France, in 1957, Mino Cinelu played guitar when he was a child, calling it his “first love.” As a youth, he visited…
Artist Profiles: Manu Chao
Manu Chao was born in Paris, on June 21, 1961, into a family of Spanish Republican exiles living in France. He spent his early years…
Artist Profiles: Les Yeux Noirs
The Les Yeux Noirs is a multicultural band based in Paris led by the Belgian Slabiak brothers. With the help of other musicians from Belgium,…
Artist Profiles: L’Attirail
L’Attirail was born from a road encounter in February of 1994. Xavier Demerliac (guitar & brass) and Jean Stephane Brosse (piano & accordion), met while…
Artist Profiles: Les Nubians
Les Nubians, the self-proclaimed Afropean sisters, Hélène and Célia Faussart, came into the public eye in 1999, when their U.S. debut, Princesses Nubiennes, became the…
Artist Profiles: Kornog
In 1981, a group of four young musicians joined in Brittany to form the group Kornog. lt featured Breton guitarist Soig Siberil and fiddler Christian…
Artist Profiles: Les Boukakes
Les Boukakes is made up of 7 musicians: Bachir, the voice of the band; Corsican guitarist, Thierry; Steph’ on keyboards, known as the Occitan; Bubulle,…
Artist Profiles: Jacky Molard
Jacky Molard is one of the key musicians in the rebirth of Breton music. He plays various instruments, including fiddle, guitar and bass. He is…