La Villini Restaurant of East Northport, NY is sponsoring the next meeting of the Long Island Accordion Alliance (LIAA) on Wednesday, February 5, 2020. The featured guest artist will be Croation accordionist Paolo Belanich. Paul started to play the accordion at 5 years old. Born on St. Peter’s Island (Ilovik) in the northern part of the Croatian Adriatic Sea, he grew up surrounded by the accordion which was always the center of entertainment.

Presently, Paul, who sings in English, Croatian and Italian, performs with his brother in the Tri State area. He entertains in Slovenian and Austrian polka styles with a blend of Valtaro Musette flavor which he grew up with. Per- forming and playing mostly by ear he has recorded some of his music which consists of different rhythms other than polka and waltzes.

Paul always says, “What fires me up the most and gives my heart the happiest feeling, is polka music. Playing accordion since the early 60’s, my love for the accordion is the same today as it was back then. I just hope that the American public realizes how beautiful the accordion is as a musical instrument.”

The Long Island Accordion Alliance is celebrating their ninth year of bringing great accordion music to Long Island. Join them for wonderful camaraderie and music.

Place:        La Villini Restaurant
                   288 Larkfield Road.
                   East Northport, NY 11731
                    631 – 261 – 6344

Reservations are highly recommended.

For further information: dkarcic10@gmail.com