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Sean
Ardoin & Zydecool
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Sean Ardoin |
fisarmonica, voce |
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Vanessa Jones |
voce |
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Wilford Donatto
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washboard, voce |
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Marcus Johnson
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chitarra |
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Mark Robertson
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contrabbasso |
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Derrick Collins
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Sean Ardoin &
Zydecool
Sean Ardoin represents both the rural
roots and progressive future of Louisiana's foot-stomping
Creole-Zydeco! Sean's family is truly Zydeco royalty: his
great-great-uncle Amédé was the first south Louisiana Creole
accordionist to record; his grandfather Bois-Sec has been one of the
best-known practitioners of the state's rural Creole sound for six
decades; his father Lawrence brought the family's sound to his
generation; and Sean co-led the acclaimed Zydeco outfit Double
Clutchin' with his younger brother Chris.
Sean is a dancehall veteran with more than 25 years' experience under
his belt. He started his apprenticeship at the tender age of five with
The Ardoin Brothers' family band. His first love was the drums and
sometimes the group would let him play waltzes and slower two-steps.
One day, when Sean was 11 and his father was trying to teach his
mother how to play the accordion, Sean told them he knew how to play
that lick. Much to the amazement of his parents, he did.
Sean then spent eight years playing rubboard and accordion with
Lawrence Ardoin & His French Zydeco Band before heading to LSU, where
he nailed down the parade beat in that school's famed marching band.
He sang with a number of funk-oriented college bands, but the rootsy
boogie he'd grown up with kept calling, and he decided to form a
Zydeco band for the current generation with his little brother Chris
(then 10 years old) on accordion.
After emerging as the creative force behind the acclaimed Zydeco combo
Chris Ardoin & Double Clutchin', Sean struck out on his own, moving
from his role as songwriter, vocalist and drummer to bandleader,
accordionist and front man par excellence.
From dancehalls to festival stages, Sean Ardoin & ZydeKool have made
hundreds of national and international appearances on stage and on
television including a recent performance on BET's top-rated
"COMICVIEW" hot on the heels of their gig at the New Orleans Jazz &
Heritage Festival.
The group was also nominated for "Best New Zydeco Band" by the
Crescent City's OffBeat magazine. They tour nationally, playing every
weekend when they are home in dancehalls and clubs from New Orleans to
Houston, regularly stopping off for high-profile gigs, such as; the
New Orleans Swamp Festival and The Original Southwest Louisiana Zydeco
Festival.
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