Encounter | Encuentro
Seventh Annual Festival to feature New York’s Renowned Colombian Musical Ensembles
NEW YORK, NY – June 18-19, 2010
El Museo del Barrio
Friday and Saturday, June 18-19: ticketed showcases, 6pm-midnight
Saturday, June 19: Target FREE Super Sabados, 1-4pm
Tickets:
One evening pass:
At the door: $30.00, in advance: $25.00
Students with ID: $20.00 (ID required))
Children (12 and under): $15 (ID required)
The seventh annual Encounter of Colombian Musicians in New York, to feature nearly 20 of New York’s renowned Colombian musical ensembles as well as special guests from Colombia, will convene upon one of NYC’s prestigous cultural institutions this year, turning Harlem’s El Museo del Barrio into a two-day center for Colombian music and culture on Manhattan’s upper east-side. This celebrated event will highlight Colombia’s musical treasures, its rhythms like cumbia, currulao, vallenato, and bambuco, among countless others, on the eve of the Bicentennial year of Colombian independence. Continue reading
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