"Trois Rangs," the recording debut of Southern Louisiana Creole Zydeco group, Soul Creole

Nouveau Electric Records has released "Trois Rangs," the recording debut of Southern Louisiana Creole Zydeco group, Soul Creole. The band is fronted by Grammy nominee Corey Ledet, Ashlee Wilson Michot, and Louis Michot of the Grammy winning Cajun band Lost Bayou Ramblers. 

"Trois Rangs" was recorded by Mark Bingham at Nina Hwy studios, and co-produced by Korey Richey (LCD Sound System, Arcade Fire) and Louis. Coupled with a dub mix, "Trois Rangs" is being released as a 45RPM vinyl 7", digital download and will be available for streaming on all major platforms.

Written and sung by Ashlee in Louisiana French, the song features Louis on fiddle and guitar, Corey on accordions and drums, and a guest appearance on bass by Richey. The track melds Creole, Zydeco, and Cajun musical traditions together with contemporary pop influences to create a determinedly modernist sound. The B-side, "Trois Rangs Dub" is a ground-breaking blend of Zydeco and Dub genres that is both danceable and meditative.

The song's title and lyrics acknowledge the central position 3's play in Louisiana: the fiddle, accordion and t-fer in Creole music; the three sides of the triangle itself as well as religious and culinary significance. The concept of the Trinity invokes a focus on ancestral knowledge in Louisiana French culture.

Soul Creole was formed in 2012. All three members sing lead and harmony, and are always backed by the best drums and bass around. They are known throughout South Louisiana for their dynamic, genre-bending performances, and have been featured on NPR's World Café, and at festivals like Zydeco Crossroads, Festival International de Louisiane, French Quarter Festival, and Festivals Acadiens et Creoles. 

Soul Creole is a crossroads for the diverse cultures and music celebrated in South Louisiana. All the members boast French last names, and though the terms "Cajun" and "Creole" have acquired specific, divisive racial connotations in recent decades, Soul Creole proudly utilizes the term "Creole" to embrace ALL Louisiana's ethnic roots: Spanish, African, French, Italian, Acadian, and Native American among them.

They all share experience of many styles of music; Blues, Cajun, Reggae, Zydeco, Pop, Soul...anything a Creole raised in the 80's would have been exposed to. Soul Creole brings uniquely authentic and fresh perspectives to a music that continues to evolve within the rich Louisiana soundscape - a groove for the whole world to dance to.