The small city of Valledupar is famous as the birthplace of vallenato, an upbeat accordion-driven folk music that plays constantly in streets, shops, buses and restaurants across northern Colombia and ...

The American Accordionists Association is huddled in a Holiday Inn in Rosslyn for the next couple of days, hosting workshops and awarding $12,000 in prizes in an international competition. We love the ...

A lookout was chosen to hold open the door. An invasion song was selected. "OK, when I say go, we go! No hesitation, or the maitre d' has time to throw us out," said ringleader Paul Rogers. Blasting ...

Accordionist "Weird Al" Yankovic this week put a Houston date on his upcoming tour: He'll play July 14 at the Alice and George Brown Theater. That tour is part of the parodist's surprise resurgence: ...

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Kongos brought their positive, accordion-spiced alt-rock to a sprawling, enthusiastic crowd under gray skies at the Samsung Galaxy Stage. The South African band of brothers’ most unique surface-level ...

Driven by a distinctive accordion melody, San Antonio’s Piñata Protest marries the rawness and intensity of punk rock with the richness of a squeezebox sound that has propelled conjunto roots music ...

Accordion Hero. Just the name sends me into a fugue of Bier and Lederhosen. Sadly, this Guitar Hero derivative is a spoof, although a hilarious one: Hit all the right notes and get the crowd on their ...

WELLSBORO, Pa. (WETM) – The Deane Center is set to host its monthly 65+ program, Golden Afternoons, this month with a guest ...

After years in decline, instrument enjoys a surge in popularity About half a century ago, the accordion was a very popular musical instrument around the world. Though it fell into a decline for ...