Encuentro NYC Colombian Music Festival

8th Annual Colombian Music Festival in NYC

Spans Two Days and Two Boroughs

produced by Tarrytown residents Pablo and Anna Mayor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7At-yWcVSwM

October 22, 2011 - Flushing Town Hall 1:00 pm - 5pm

October 23, 2011 – Le Poisson Rouge  5:00 pm - 1:00am

New York, New York – The annual Encuentro/Encounter of Colombian Musicians in New York music festival, founded by Colombian bandleader, pianist, and composer Pablo Mayor and his wife flutist Anna Povich de Mayor, is bringing more great Colombian music to New York this fall, marking the eighth year of this renowned celebration of Colombia’s rich musical heritage, showcasing New York City as a center of Pan Latino Music and Culture.

Building a bridge between Colombia and New York this year’s festival spans across two of New York City’s boroughs in a two-day, two-part festival, highlighting Colombia’s musical treasures and contemporary expressions with the world’s finest Colombian musicians living in New York City. For more info: http://encuentronyc.wordpress.com

 Festival Producers Pablo and Anna Mayor's quest to educate the international community on the traditions of Colombia is exemplified in the programming of a new festival segment: Encuentro Familiar/Family day, to be held at the historic cultural center Flushing Town Hall in Queens, in collaboration with the Center for Traditional Music and Dance. www.ctmd.org

Encuentro Family Day 1 of the festival will feature Rebolú and Grupo Chonta, two groups joyfully presenting the traditions of Colombia’s two African-influenced coasts, most recently featured at Lincoln Center Out of Doors along with workshops for children, dance activities, opportunities to learn about the musical instruments from Colombia up-close, Q & A with the artists and Colombian food and crafts.

Encuentro Gala Showcase Day 2 of the festival, convenes this year at Le Poisson Rouge, in Manhattan's Greenwich Village with six hours of back-to-back performances featuring the rhythms of cumbia, currulao, joropo, and bambuco, among a myriad other styles, both as they have developed in New York and in their traditional root forms.

Day 1 – Encuentro Family Day - October 22, 2011 - Flushing Town Hall 1- 5pm  

 tickets $10 adults, $5 kids, available ahead at:  http://www.flushingtownhall.org

137-35 Northern Boulevard    NY 11354-4120    (718) 463-7700

Day 2 - Encuentro Gala Showcase - October 23, 2011 - 5pm-1am - Le Poisson Rouge 

tickets Adv $25, Door $30, Minors $15 at door   available at:  http://www.lepoissonrouge.com  

158 Bleecker Street    Manhattan, NY 10012     212.353.3474