Médikamen, by Corey Ledet Zydeco

Médikamen

by Corey Ledet Zydeco

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Corey Ledet Zydeco's Médikamen is his first zydeco album written and performed completely in Kouri-Vini (Louisiana Creole) as an homage on Corey's journey to reclaim his family’s language. This project was made with an aspect of creation heavily inspired by his ancestors and culture. It’s more than just his next record, this is art that he is proud of no matter the reception. Celebrating 20 years and being comfortable as an accordionist and songwriter, Corey’s reclaiming the language and making this music are two ways in which he takes part in Creole culture today. Special guests include Germaine Jack, Anders Osborne, Kermit Ruffins, and Grant Dermody.

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1.	Alon kouri laba 03:30	buy track
2.	Gònn lamézon démin 04:36	buy track
3.	Kofè t’fé ça (feat. Anders Osborne) 04:17	buy track
4.	Médikamen (feat. Kermit Ruffins) 02:26	buy track
5.	Lavals a Séléstinn 02:59	buy track
6.	M’apé gònn a Dauphine (avèk Grant Dermody) 04:06	buy track
7.	Mo gin in ta lamou (avèk Grant Dermody) 02:51	buy track
8.	Mo konten to yê pou mò 03:09	buy track
9.	Pendan Koronaj 01:36	buy track
10.	Swiv-mò 03:15	buy track
11.	Vayan Fenm (avèk Jonathan Mayers) 02:37	buy track
12.	Two-Step a Ben Guiné 02:49	buy track

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Corey Ledet Zydeco's 'Médikamen' is his first zydeco album written and performed completely in Kouri-Vini (Louisiana Creole) as an homage on Corey's journey to reclaim his family’s language. This project
was made with an aspect of creation heavily inspired by his ancestors and culture. It’s more than just his next record, this is art that he is proud of no matter the reception. Celebrating 20 years and being
comfortable as an accordionist and songwriter, Corey’s reclaiming the language and making this music are two ways in which he takes part in Creole culture today. Special guests include Germaine Jack,
Anders Osborne, Kermit Ruffins, and Grant Dermody.

KOURI-VINI:
Kan m’apé fé lar, mo trouv m’apé fé plisk’in album. Byin sir, m’a dèt fyær apré ça nimpòt ki mañè ça sorti. Apré vin lanné, mo senti mo-minm astœr é mo konfortab avèk shmin-çila. Mo kapab jwé ça mo sé linmé jwé enho bokou kalité lakòrdéyon, mé ça fé mò plin kan m’ap aprenn kouri-vini é fé lar avèk ça. Réklamé langaj-la é fé lamizik-çila çé dé mañè dan ki mo fé parti dan nô kiltir kréyòl. Kolaborasyon té donné posibilité-yé pou ouvri lalbum-çila a dòt pèspèktiv kréyòl pendan prosé-la pou ékri kont é shanson, konm çila a mô kouzin, Herbert Wiltz. Pendan voyaj-çila pou aprenn mô langaj néritaj, mo té sitan éksité pou rikòdé trò diféren moun ki parl kouri-vini (Ledet, Mayers, Zeno). Mo té linmé tendé é aprenn dòt mañè pou parlé langaj-la. Mo té byin asiré ke mô primiyé lalbum tou dan kouri-vini té la bonn dirèksyon kan mo té vini konné Lee Allen té parlé kréyòl dan studyo-la. Dan vyé tem, navé moun dan lakampañ ki té konné grosi poul, lavash, koshon… koton, dékònn, mayi, mé yé té gin langaj-la. Plitar, mañè pou viv-çila té diminnwi par lindistri, shar, é mérikinizasyon. Dan Lalwizyàn é dan djaspora kréyòl Lalwizyàn, mo krò no gin o no kapab trouvé bokou zafè ki fé nou Kréyòl: manjê, lamizik, mañè viv… mo jish krò sèl indgrédyen-la ki manké dan jénérasyon pli jènn-layé é mochènn çé langaj-la, ça-ki donné nou nô lidentité. Ça fé, ça isit çé in kado pou tou nouzòt.
-Corey Ledet

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released August 25, 2023

Corey Ledet -Accordion, Lead Vocals
Lee Allen Zeno -Electric Bass, Background Vocals
Lucien “Big Lou” Hayes -Rhythm Guitar
Julian Primeaux -Rhythm & Lead Guitar
Cecil Green -Hammond B3 Organ, Fender Rhodes
Je’an-Paul Jolivette -Drums, Background and Harmony Vocals
Special Guests:
Anders Osborne –Electric Guitar
Kermit Ruffins -Trumpet
Germaine Jack -Washboard
Grant Dermody -Harmonica
Produced by Corey Ledet and Louis Michot
Recorded at Dockside Studios, Maurice, LA
Engineered and Mixed by Justin Tocket
Mastered by Bob Weston at Chicago Mastering Services, Chicago, IL
Graphic Design by Burton Durand
Kouri-Vini transcriptions by Jonathan Mayers

All music written by Corey Ledet
All lyrics written by Corey Ledet and Jonathan Mayers
*Pendan Koronaj: poem written by Jonathan Mayers, performed by Corey Ledet
©℗ Corey P. Ledet Publishing Company
(Except track 2 by Fats Domino and track 7 by Russell Gordon)
Special thanks to Lee Allen Zeno and Herbert Wiltz for their lyrical input.

Kermit Ruffins performance on “Médikamen” recorded by Dalton Stieffel at Kermit's Tremé Mother-in-Law Lounge"

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Corey Ledet Zydeco Parks, Louisiana

Corey Ledet is a Zydeco artist from Parks, Louisiana. The family tradition of Creole music and the Kouri-Veni language runs in his blood. Corey was born and raised in Houston, Texas, where at the age of 10, he started picking up shows as drummer for Houston’s Wilbert Thibodeaux and the Zydeco Rascals and slowly learned his way around the main instrument of the style – accordion. ... more

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