The future of Wisconsin's polka tradition depends on young musicians, like 12-year-old Ephraim McMullin, a member of the ...

The accordion is gaining worldwide popularity. Germany has declared it the instrument of the year for 2026. This versatile music maker is used across various genres, from tango to heavy metal.

Josephine Ann “Joann” Stevens Birsa was four when she first heard the accordion, and it was love at first listen for the Leadville girl. “I just loved it, and began begging for one,” the grandmother ...

Veteran performer Michał "Lonstar" Łuszczyński, a pioneer of Polish country music, has received the Gloria Artis Medal for Merit to Culture, highlighting the genre’s long road to respect. Łuszczyński ...

Marek Żebrowski, a pianist, composer and promoter of Polish culture in the United States, has received an honorary doctorate from the Jan Kochanowski University of Kielce in south-central Poland.

Polish book, music and school supply retailer Empik SA is planning an initial public offering on the Warsaw Stock Exchange next year, according to people familiar with the matter. The company is ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Corpus Christi Church in Buffalo celebrated its 46th Dożynki Polish Harvest Festival on Saturday. The annual event brought together families and neighbors to honor Buffalo's Polish ...

Polish musician, artist and activist Misia Furtak has signed a publishing agreement with Berlin-based Bosworth Music, part of Wise Music Group. Furtak, who has received the cultural award Paszport ...

In Lesotho, a style of traditional accordion music called Famo has become entangled with deadly gang rivalries. Once the soundtrack of shepherds... Lesotho's Famo music: from shepherd songs to gang ...

MASERU, Lesotho — Puseletso Seema is musical royalty in the tiny African mountain kingdom of Lesotho, where she's known as "the Queen of Famo" -– a popular genre of pastoral accordion music beloved by ...

The 34th annual Cotati Accordion Festival returned to La Plaza Park Saturday for the first of two days of live music on five stages that ranged from zydeco and jazz to rock, polka and cumbia.