Penblwydd Hapus Geraint Jarman
Dechrau'r wythnos hon roedd arwr y Sin Roc Gymraeg, Geraint Jarman yn dathlu ei benblwydd yn 70.
Dyma gyfweliad efo fo ar wefan y BBC:
Mae Geraint Jarman yn un o'r rhain blaenllaw wnaeth ddatblygu gwir arddull pop drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg. Daeth i amlygrwydd gyda'r band Bara Menyn (gyda Heather Jones a Meic Stevens) cyn rhyddhau ei albwm unigol Gobaith Mawr y Ganrif yn 1976. Gwnaeth yr albwm yma argraff mawr gan ei bod yn dangos dylanwad reggae cryf.
Dyma dair albwm gan Geraint Jarman i roi cynnig arni:
Hen Wlad fy Nhadau (1978) - yr albwm sy'n agor gyda un o draciau mwya eiconig yr iaith Gymraeg, Etheopia Newydd.
Rhiniog (1992) - dwi'n cofio Tracsiwt Gwyrdd yn cael ei chwarae'n ddibaid ar y radio pan o'n i'n blentyn.
Brecwast Astronot (2011) - un o albymau diweddar Jarman yn llawn traciau cofiadwy ac yn dal i swnio'n fodern ac arloesol.
Mae mwy o wybodaeth ar Geraint Jarman yma: https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geraint_Jarman
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At the beginning of this week Welsh rock legend Geraint Jarman celebrated his 70th birthday.
Here's and interview with him on the BBC website:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cymruwf/53802556
Geraint Jarman is one of the main artists to develop a pop music style in the Welsh language. He began with the band Bara Menyn (with Heather Jones and Meic Stevens) before releasing sang the Gobaith Mawr y Ganrif in 1976. The album made a great impression because it had a strong strong reggae influence.
Three albums to try by Geraint Jarman are:
Hen Wlad fy Nhadau (1978) - this album opens with one of the most iconic Welsh songs Etheopia Newydd.
Rhiniog (1992) - I have strong memories of Tracsiwt Gwyrdd being played constantly on the radio when I was a child.
Brecwast Astronot (2011) - one of Jarman's most recent albums with many memorable tracks and still sounding as modern as ever.
There's more information about Geraint Jarman here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geraint_Jarman
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