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Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers: Now Is The Time (Angel Dove Global/Universal Music)
Though 2024 is half over, Dwayne Dopsie is already knocking out a banner year. On February 26, the Zydeco accordionist received a call from producer Raphael Saadiq to be part of Beyoncé’s landmark country album Cowboy Carter, released March 29. The next day, the Zydeco accordionist hopped on an airplane bound for Los Angeles to play his accordion on Dolly Parton’s signature classic “Jolene.”
Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers, Set Me Free (Louisiana Red Hot Records)
When Dwayne Dopsie gets off the road, a favorite pastime is relaxing and playing accordion. Melodies, riffs, and storylines run rampant in his head, and before long, there are six […]
Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers, “Top of the Mountain” (Crew Records)
Dwayne Dopsie is always stylin’ whether he’s kicking in on a hot, uptempo two-step, showing his roots as an accordionist and vocalist on a more traditional tune or swaying an […]
Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers, Calling Your Name (Sound of New Orleans)
Zydeco accordionist and vocalist Dwayne Dopsie is a dynamo whose energized stage charisma translates right onto his recordings. Dospie, the youngest son of the late zydeco giant Alton “Rockin’ Dopsie” […]
Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers, Up in Flames (Sound of New Orleans Records)
A churning dynamo, fully powered from start to finish, the latest release from Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers backs up the threat of its title. All 10 tracks burn […]
Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers, Up In Flames (Sound of New Orleans)
Unlike his contemporaries Keith Frank, Chris Ardoin and Curley Taylor, whose fathers also played professionally, Dwayne Dopsie leans more towards the older, bluesier variety of his father, the legendary Rockin’ […]
Jazz Fest 2023 announces daily lineups and single-day tickets on sale
The Jazz and Heritage Festival 2023 announced its daily lineups and opened sales for single-day tickets Friday, February 3. The event will take place over seven days from Friday, April […]
Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival returning to Armstrong Park
The Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival brings the rich traditions of southwest Louisiana to New Orleans’ Armstrong Park over two days from June 11-12. The combination of rollicking two-step music and spicy seafood […]
Fest Focus: The Dopsie Brothers
Rockin’ Dopsie Jr. & The Zydeco Twisters will perform on the Festival Stage at Jazz Fest on Friday, April 29, at 12:30 p.m. Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers will […]
True To Zydeco: Dwayne Dopsie stays clear of rhythmic repetition
From the perspective of Dwayne Dopsie, accommodating zydeco’s danceable rhythms is no reason to forgo the music’s improvisational, genre-meshing joie de vivre. If anyone knows what genuine zydeco is, it’s […]
