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Geno Delofose to rock the Rozsa
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Daily Mining Gazette, Geno Delofose to rock the Rozsa >>
If you're nostalbic for some warm rays as this U.P. winter drags on, you'll find them at the Rozsa on April 2, when Geno Delafose and French Rockin' Boogie bring to the Copper Country real hot stuff zydeco, the true "four-pepper" feel-good kind of music straight from SOuthwest Louisiana's bayou country.
The show is a late addition to the Great Events Season, and tickest are now on sale for the 2 p.m. matinee and the 7:30 p.m. performance.
Tickets are available from the Rozsa Center Box Office (487-3200, Monday-Friday, 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m.) or online at tickets.mtu.edu.
Geno Delafose and French Rockin' Boogie are the masters of traditional zydeco, conjuring up their own rich blend of R&B, Cajun, country, blues and zydeco, the popular music of the Creoles, or black Francophones, who have lived alongside the Cajuns for centuries.
Geno sings in French and English and plays the single-row and tripl-row diatonic button accordions for more traditional "French style" tunes, and changes to piano accordion for pounding out contemporary zydeco. The band includes Geno's cousin Germaine Jack on drums, rhythm guitarist Charles Prudhomme, rubboard or frittoir phenomenon Steven Nash, bassist Pops Espre, and Bobby Brouscard on lead guitar.
The sound is infectious; the energetic rhythms of zydeco and Cajun music make it hard to keep your feet still!
The visit of Geno Delafose is sponsored by the James and Margaret Black Endowment and coordinated by the MTU Great Events Series office (487-2844).
This event is supported by the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs. 03/17/05
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