Kultrún World Music Festival 2025's Fundraiser!
May 17, 7 pm / Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton Waterloo St. Jacobs
55 Benjamin Road Waterloo, ON N2V 0C6
Join us for a fabulous evening with Marta Elena’s Sexte. Plus Live Music, Dancing, Silent Auction, Delicious Menu, Cash Bar
While prices on everything are rising, we at Neruda Arts are furiously trying to keep our festivals free. The arts should be accessible to everyone!
Join us and get your Latin Groove on. Dance the night away while supporting one of the
Waterloo Region's best-loved festivals. Take part in the silent auction. Enjoy the fares.
This might be our most challenging year yet. Funds are limited. The economy is dubious. People are stressed.
Not only does attending allow you to support Neruda Arts, connect with other interesting and like-minded people, and have a really excellent time, but it also keeps our festivals free, making sure everyone is able to attend.
It is a time when everyone’s soul needs to be soothed by music.
About Marta Elena's Sextet
Marta Elena, a Juno Award winner and Excellence Award winner (Celebration of Latin
Culture and Community) was born into a musical family in Havana, Cuba. In the history
of Salsa, not all ‘Salseros’ have been men. There are some exceptions to that rule, and
Marta Elena is one of them. Singer, Composer, Percussionist and Band leader, Marta
Elena belongs to a new generation of Cuban musicians who honour the island nation's
Afro-Latin musical roots while looking for unique ways to express the music that courses
through the veins of the country. Marta performed with the famous Cuban female band,
Anacaona, and toured extensively with the Caribbe Girls female band.
After moving to Toronto in 2011, Marta is in demand, performing with the who-is-who in
the Canadian scene, and has had notable performances in Canada, USA and Europe.
Marta Elena’s Sextet performs original compositions with the pattern of Cuba's Golden
Age of music, fused with Jazz influences and Cuban classics.
