Squeezebox Diaspora

Seeking out accordion music around the world

Marié Abe plays accordion and talks about why the instrument is unique, versatile—and hip. Video by Joe Chan

August 7, 2014

Susan Seligson

Max Esposito

Read full story on BostoniaSeveral years ago, ethnomusicologist Marié Abe spent a summer traveling across Europe. She fell in love somewhere around Budapest, and has since devoted her life to her new passion, documenting the role of the accordion in Argentinian tango, Austrian Schrammelmusik, Basque music, polka, Chilean cueca, klezmer, Cajun, zydeco, French bal musette, Italian tarantella, American Tejano, Korean trot music, South African Boeremusiek, Greek rebetiko, English dance music, and the list goes on.

Susan Seligson

Susan Seligson has written for many publications and websites, including the New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, the Boston Globe, Yankee, Outside, Redbook, the Times of London, Salon.com, Radar.com, and Nerve.com. Profile
Max Esposito

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Squeezebox Diaspora

Squeezebox Diaspora

Seeking out accordion music around the world

Susan Seligson

Max Esposito

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