Gérard Jaffrès
| Gérard Jaffrès | |
|---|---|
 Gerard Jaffrès in concert. | |
| Background information | |
| Born |
15 December 1956 St Pol, Brittany, France |
| Genres |
Celtic rock Breton music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals (French), guitar |
| Years active | 1985– |
| Labels | Kelou-Mad, Coop Breizh |
| Website |
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Gérard Jaffrès (born in 1956 in Saint-Pol-de-Léon, Finistère) is a French singer, writer and performer.
He started playing the guitar at the age of 15, playing mostly folk repertoire (Alan Stivell, Tri Yann…) and pop music (Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin…).[1]
In 1973, he joined the band of Burt Blanca, a rock singer popular in Belgium and in France in the 1960s. He stayed in the band for 11 years as a bass player. The same year, he moved to Belgium, where he has lived ever since.[2]
Jaffrès started a solo career in 1985, recording ten discs with Gramophone records. He has published a new album every two years since 1991.[3]
Jaffrès' music is a blend of Celtic music and rock'n'roll/folk which he uses to depict the landscape of Brittany and tell legends from the area of the Leon (North Finistère). His texts mix sometimes Breton and French.[4]
Discography
- Capitaine de Galère, 1991
- Les soldats de pierre, 1993
- Kérichen 72, 1995
- Les années baluches, 1997
- Au creux de ma terre, 1999
- Le fou de Bassan, 2001
- Viens dans ma maison, 2003
- Le beau voyage, 2005
- Mon pays t'attend, 2007
- Nos premières années, 2008
- Gérard Jaffrès en public, 2010
- Mystérieuses landes, 2012
References
- ↑ RamDam (French music web site), Gérard Jaffres Biography
- ↑ on Larousse encyclopedia (fr)
- ↑ Official biography
- ↑ Telegramme's article, French newspaper, 3 September 2004
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gérard Jaffrès. |
- (French) Gérard Jaffrès official web site
- (French) Gerard Jaffrès weblink