''Pop-Plinn'' is a traditional air of a

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transformed into

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by Alan Stivell. The "Dañs Plinn" is a fast and physical dance where the dancer makes two small jumps by holding the arm of his neighbors. Alan Stivell signed for a long time about a footbridge between these two worlds, the

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Anglo-Saxon music and the Breton- Celtic music. Thus he gave rise to the

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History

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The release of the single in late 1971 and early 1972 causes an electroshock. For the first time, the world discovers the electric guitar playing the Breton traditional music arranged in a pop way and the Breton auditor becomes aware that its music can be modern and appreciated by the others. This composition is programmed in radio and even used for a jingle of a broadcast of ''

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'' radio. The record contrasts with the almost simultaneous release of his instrumental album in the classic Celtic accents, the ''

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''. By reaching a broad audience, after the passage of the artist in the mythical Parisian Olympia music hall on February 28, 1972, ''Pop Plinn'' upsets preconceived ideas, with an important distribution in France. The talent of guitarists

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expresses himself in his solos, playing the music theme, but the music reminder also the folk music using traditional instruments ( harp,

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, percussion). A. Stivell, J. Erwan and M. Legras, ''Racines interdites'', p. 124

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Pop Plinn in 1972

Pop Plinn in 1999 by Alan Stivell, Dan Ar Braz and l'Héritage des Celtes

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