Coop Breizh is a Breton cultural company founded in 1957 by

Kendalc'h Kendalc'h (in Breton, literally "preservation" or continuity), is a confederacy of Celtic circles formed late 1950 in Quimper (Brittany). Kendalc'h promotes the Breton culture by means of the popular arts, based on eight radiuses of action: dan ...

confederation, based in

Spézet Spézet (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Geography Spézet is a rural municipality in east central Finistère, historically belonging to Cornouaille. It is bounded on the west and north by the ...

Brittany Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, Historical region, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known ...

, France. Specialized in the production, the publishing and the literary and musical distribution, it propose articles related to

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, Celtic cultures and the sea. Coop Breizh is the main Breton producer and distributor for books and musical creation.ST PATRICK : COOP BREIZH LABEL
, RFI Music, March 16, 2000 There are two shops : in

Lorient Lorient (; ) is a town (''Communes of France, commune'') and Port, seaport in the Morbihan Departments of France, department of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in western France. History Prehistory and classical antiquity Beginn ...

and in

Quimper Quimper (, ; br, Kemper ; la, Civitas Aquilonia or ) is a commune and prefecture of the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. Administration Quimper is the prefecture (capital) of the Finistère department. Geography The ...

. The company has produced singers and musicians such as

Nolwenn Korbell Nolwenn Korbell (; born 3 February 1968 in Quimper, Finistère), is a French Breton singer-songwriter. Best known for her songs in Breton, with her musicians or in a duet with guitarist Soïg Sibéril, she released four albums, regularly perfo ...

Frères Morvan The Frères Morvan ( Breton language : "Ar Vreudeur Morvan" ), François (1923–2012), Henri (born 1931) and Yvon (1934–2022), are three brothers native of the village of Botcol, in the municipality of Saint-Nicodème (Côtes-d'Armor ...

, Soïg Siberil,

Denez Prigent Denez Prigent (; born 17 February 1966 in 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 for singing traditional songs '' a ca ...

Louise Ebrel Louise Ebrel (27 July 1932 – 30 March 2020) was a Breton singer whose parents Eugénie Goadec (one of the Goadec Sisters) and Job Ebrel were themselves singers. Her repertoire was composed of traditional Breton songs, either for dancing ('' ...

, among others.

References

* ''1957-1997. Coop Breizh, Depuis 40 ans au cœur de la culture bretonne'', 1997 * ''50 ans de Coop Breizh'', Coop Breizh, 2007, 235 p.

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