{"id":2277927,"date":"2026-02-11T20:57:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T20:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2277927"},"modified":"2026-02-11T20:57:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T20:57:17","slug":"leslie-cartaya-returns-to-musical-interludes-series-entertainment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/leslie-cartaya-returns-to-musical-interludes-series-entertainment\/","title":{"rendered":"Leslie Cartaya Returns to Musical Interludes Series | Entertainment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" false=\"\">\n                                <meta itemprop=\"isAccessibleForFree\" content=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Marco Island Center for the Arts will welcome vocalist and composer Leslie Cartaya for a Musical Interludes performance at 5:30 PM. Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. The concert is part of \u00a1Arte Viva!, Collier County\u2019s celebration of Hispanic arts and culture.<\/p>\n<p>Cartaya is known for blending traditional Cuban rhythms with jazz and American funk. Born and raised in Cuba, her musical roots began with family improvisation and developed into a career that bridges Afro-Cuban, Afro-Latin and Latin American musical traditions.<\/p>\n<p>She launched her solo career with the 2013 album No Pares, a 19-track recording that highlights her work as both a vocalist and composer. The album draws on Caribbean, Afro-American and Latin influences.<\/p>\n<p>Before performing as a solo artist, Cartaya co-founded the Afro-Cuban funk band Palo! The group\u2019s debut album, This Is AfroCuban Funk, was described by The New York Times as \u201cthe Cuban music of the new generation.\u201d Her work with the band earned a Latin Grammy, a Grammy nomination and a Suncoast Emmy Award for the soundtrack to the documentary Miami Boheme.<\/p>\n<p>Cartaya returns to the Marco Island Center for the Arts for this Musical Interludes engagement. Tickets are available at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marcoislandart.org\/musical-interludes\/\">www.marcoislandart.org\/musical-interludes\/<\/a> or by calling 239-394-4221.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.coastalbreezenews.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Marco Island Center for the Arts will welcome vocalist and composer Leslie Cartaya for a Musical Interludes performance at 5:30 PM. Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. The concert is part of \u00a1Arte Viva!, Collier County\u2019s celebration of Hispanic arts and culture. Cartaya is known for blending traditional Cuban rhythms with jazz and American funk. 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