Sean Ardoin (born 1969) is an American

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musician, singer and four-time

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nominee. He is best known for live performance appearances, including at

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and the

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, and his album releases such as ''Kreole Rock and Soul'', and the single "Kick Rocks".

Early life

Sean Ardoin was born in

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, and is a descendant of

Amédé Ardoin Amédé Ardoin (March 11, 1898 – November 3, 1942) was an American musician, known for his high singing voice and virtuosity on German-made one-row diatonic button accordions. He is credited by Louisiana music scholars with laying the ground ...

, referred to as the Father of Zydeco by music scholars for laying the groundwork for Creole music in the early 20th century. Ardoin is also the descendant of noted creole musician

Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin (November 16, 1915 – May 16, 2007) was a Creole accordionist who specialized in the Creole music called "la la music" or "la musique Creole" (closely related to Cajun music) and was influential in what became zydeco ...

and creole musician, Lawrence "Black" Ardoin (father). He is the older brother of hip-hop zydeco accordionist

Chris Ardoin Chris Ardoin (born April 7, 1981) is a zydeco accordionist and singer. He is one of the young artists that helped form nouveau zydeco, a new style of music that fused traditional zydeco with various styles including hip-hop, reggae and R&B. Bi ...

Career

Prior to the release of Kreole Rock and Soul, Sean Ardoin was best known for the release of 2001 "Pullin'", as well as 2009 album "How Great Is Your Love" which marked the first notable zydeco Gospel album. He released the album ''Kreole Rock and Soul'' in November 2018. The album ''Kreole Rock and Soul'' was nominated in the 2019 Grammy Awards category "Best Regional Roots Music Album", and Ardoin was also nominated in the category "Best American Roots Performance" for the song ''Kick Rocks.'' Ardoin has performed on MTV's Road Rules, Real World, Fraternity Life, Sorority Life, BET's Comic View, and was featured on CBS Primetime's NCIS New Orleans, Bravo TV's Southern Charm New Orleans, and Queen Sugar on Oprah Winfrey's OWN Network. In 2019, Ardoin was featured on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. In 2020, Ardoin released a single, "What Do You See" and video featuring Kirk Whalum, which became a viral anthem of the

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era, commemorated in a feature on the Grammy.com website. Ardoin and Kreole Rock and Soul were nominated for a 2023 Grammy Award in the

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category, for ''Full Circle''.

Awards and honors

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''OffBeat'''s Best of The Beat Awards

Discography

Sean Ardoin: *1991 Lawrence Ardoin and Lanniappe -

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*1994 Chris Ardoin and Double Clutchin "That's the Lick!" (Maison de Soul) *1995 Chris Ardoin and Double Clutchin "Lick it up" (Maison de Soul) *1997 Chris Ardoin and Double Clutchin "Gon be Jus Fine" (

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) *1998 Chris Ardoin and Double Clutchin '' Turn the Page'' (Rounder Records) *1999 Sean Ardoin-n-Zydekool (self titled) (Zydekool Records) *2001 Sean Ardoin-n-Zydekool "Pullin" (Tomorrow Records) *2003 Sean Ardoin-n-Zydekool "Home Brew" (Tomorrow Records) *2004 Sean Ardoin-n-Zydekool "Strictly for the Dancers" (Zydekool Records) *2009 Sean Ardoin and R.O.G.K. "How Great is Your Love" (Zydekool Records) *2010 Sean Ardoin-n-Zydekool "Final Chapter: New Beginning" (Zydekool Records) *2013 Sean Ardoin-n-Zydekool "RETURN OF THE KOOL" (Zydekool Records) *2013 Creole United "Non Jamais Fait" (Creole United Records) *2016 Sean Ardoin-n-Zydekool “Live at the Chicken Run” *2018 Creole United “Tu Kekkchause a Korrek” *2018 Sean Ardoin “Kreole Rock and Soul” *2020 Sean Ardoin “Came Thru Pullin’” *2023 Sean Ardoin “Mosaic”

References

External links

Sean Ardoin Official Website
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