Metroactive » Zydeco Hellraisers https://activate.metroactive.com Thu, 10 Mar 2022 18:08:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 Zydeco Hellraisers at Bing Studio https://activate.metroactive.com/2018/12/zydeco-hellraisers-at-bing-studio/ https://activate.metroactive.com/2018/12/zydeco-hellraisers-at-bing-studio/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2018 00:16:47 +0000 http://wp.blvdscms.com/activate-metroactive-com/?p=122857
The zany, uptempo style of Louisiana folk music known as Zydeco first emerged from the sweltering swamps of New Orleans—the result of French, German, Spanish, American Indian and Afro-Caribbean co-mingling. The genre has been centuries in the making, and Dwayne “Dopsie” Rubin aims to keep the tradition fluid with his zydeco-fusion band,…]]>

The zany, uptempo style of Louisiana folk music known as Zydeco first emerged from the sweltering swamps of New Orleans—the result of French, German, Spanish, American Indian and Afro-Caribbean co-mingling. The genre has been centuries in the making, and Dwayne “Dopsie” Rubin aims to keep the tradition fluid with his zydeco-fusion band, Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers. Rubin, who has been called “America’s Hottest Accordion Player,” plays explosive mix of zydeco, blues, jazz and reggae, while also incorporating other far-reaching genres. The result speaks for itself; the Hellraisers have found fans all over the world with their distinct blend.

Zydeco Hellraisers
Fri, 7pm, $35+
Bing Studio, Stanford

 

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