Saturday, August 5 • 6:00pm • The Bowl
Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers (Lafayette, LA)
Dwayne Dopsie, grew up teaching himself how to play accordion watching videos of his father and Clifton Chenier and recording himself and playing over and over for hours until it was right. The knowledge of Dwayne’s musical ability along with Zydeco Hellraisers band members are combined to have over 100 years of experience playing Zydeco music and it shows in every performance. The energy, true talent, and exuberance that Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers emit from stage makes it obvious that there is no competition for this band. They also add a bit of rhythm and blues, funk, rock and roll, reggae and pop to their performances. Not only has Dwayne’s band mastered zydeco music but he’s won multiple awards like a Grammy in 2022 winner for Jazz Fest a New Orleans story and Grammy Nominees in 2012 and 2018. Dwayne doesn’t confine himself to the stage; he interacts with the crowd, blurring the barrier between performer and audience so definitely don’t miss this one of a kind performance!
www.dwaynedopsie.com