Vallenato in New York with Pablo Mayor's Folklore Urbano Orchestra + Alejandro Zuleta Vallenato Collective with Gregorio Uribe and Alejandro Florez

Leading up to EncuentroNYC—an annual Colombian-music blowout scheduled for November—Pablo Mayor, a pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger, showcases some of the talented acts due to play the fest—not least the dozen players of his own barn-burning Folklore Urbano.