Effective period / Period of releases: 2002

Daughter of legendary timbalero Mike Gutierrez, who was very active in California’s Afro-Cuban music circuit, this Anaheim native certainly carries the tradition in her blood. Her father, by the way, is an integral part of the Latin Soul Band and partly responsible for the direction this group has taken over the years. Another primordial member of her team is her husband, Anthony Lennon, who acts as her manager. So there you have it: all these factors, plus Leslie’s privileged voice, result in a force to be dealt with.