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KEJ was born in 1997 at the annual Festival de Cornouailles,
Quimper, Brittany. Its theme-instrument that year was the flute,
organised by the incomparable Breton flutist Jean-Michel
VEILLON. He invited Jean-Luc THOMAS and Pierrick TARDIVEL, then
a duo. They received an overwhelming ovation for their work and
success was immediate.
KEJ shortly afterwards became a trio with the arrival of guitarist
Philippe GLOAGUEN.
Their music goes straight to the soul. It is an atmospheric blend of
traditional Breton, jazz and highly-contemporary music, emerging
and reemerging like floating clouds in a wide, blue sky.
They create a poetic balance between melody and atmosphere, in which
sounds and silences, like those of the sea, are inseparably
connected, but alive in themselves. Improvisation plays an
essential part.
The result is rich yet restrained, avant-garde yet traditional.
Their desire to "sculpt the music" to enhance the sense of
hearing is always there.
Encounters
The three musicians of KEJ forever seek new encounters leading
to cosmopolitan musical creations.
The latest musical exchange with Brazilian musicians developed
from KEJ's visit to Sao Paulo, Brazil in 2001 at the initiative of Breton guitarist
Roger EON.
In return, the Brazilians joined KEJ in Brittany, in January 2002, seven in
residence together to create a Breton-Brazilian musical repertoire. After
10 days, this was duly performed in concert at the Carré Magique theatre, Lannion,
Brittany, before an audience of 600, and in concerts elsewhere in Brittany.
KEJ also went to Mali, Africa, in December 2000, and "Namou" was born,
grouping the trio with Malian and Breton musicians such as Mamadou KANTE,
Annie EBREL, and others.
| Where to obtain more information,to organize a concert, ... |
Chiti Musique
Eric Meurou
Crec'h ar barzic
22420 Ar C'houerc'had
FRANCE
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You may find this artist, this band or this organism in the following works :
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| Kej « encounter » : Three letters, three so different sounds that mingle so easily. Three letters, one syllabe. Three musicians, each of us roaming our own musical landscape, meeting in the heart of Breton Music. We wanted this encounter to be spontaneous, like an unbridled conversation in front of a microphone. Each of us talking freely, unvreservedly, just being ourselves. |
| CD ANNAER_502 65 minutes |
| US$ 17,65 |
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Nouveau !
Namou est né de la rencontre entre le trio KEJ et l'association LE MERIDIEN et part du principe que l'enrichissement vient de la rencontre avec l'autre.
Les protagonistes de ce projet décident de lier culture et développement par le biais d'un échange musical entre la Bretagne et le Mali. Ce disque est la rencontre entre les prises de son faites au Mali par le trio, les compositions musicales qui ont suivies et la rencontre avec Jacques-Yves Lafontaine (samples, claviers). |
| CD KEJ_NAMOU 60 minutes |
| US$ 22,70 |
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| Namou | http://namou.stalig.com | Namou est né de la rencontre entre le trio KEJ et
l'association LE MERIDIEN et partant du principe
que l'enrichissement vient de la rencontre avec l'autre.
D'emblée les protagonistes de ce projet décident de lier culture et
développement par le biais d'un échange musical entre la Bretagne et le Mali. |
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