Accordionists Test Mettle At The Big Squeeze Competition

J. EDWARD MORENO | STAFF WRITER, The Monitor (Texas)
Sat, 03/24/2018 - 8:28pm

PALMVIEW — Melenie Gonzalez, 17, clenches her accordion and takes a long breath before beginning her two-song audition. She’s playing a polka first, then a huapango. As she dances audibly in her boots she’s adding another beat to her long-awaited…

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