Dastum

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Dastum is a Breton cultural organization based in Rennes, the capital of the Ille-et-Vilaine department of France, in the region of Brittany. Founded in 1972, its mission is "to collect, protect and promote the cultural heritage of Brittany."

Dastum maintains a large archive containing recordings of traditional music, folk tales, oral histories, and photographs, which are cataloged for public use.

Films[edit]

  • Of Pipers and Wrens, produced and directed by Gei Zantzinger, in collaboration with Dastum; Lois V. Kuter, ethnomusicological consultant (Devault, Pennsylvania: Constant Spring Productions, 1997).

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