Sara Ontaneda is an Ecuadorian-American singer-songwriter based in New York City. Her music mixes Folk, R&B, and South-American rhythms.

With one EP, "Marte y Jupiter" and her bilingual debut album, "Entre Espacios y Colores", Sara has toured in South America and the US with appearances in festivals like SXSW 2016, NAMM Show, Musikfest, Outside the Box Boston, NJ Folk Festival, among others.

"Entre Espacios y Colores (Between Spaces and Colors) is an excellent album overall, with mainstream appeal...And Sara’s voice is not to be missed." - Huffpost

"Sara Ontaneda performed her magic music at The Mint and the crowd was enraptured by the angelic presence and remarkable voice of this New York City-based musician." - California Rocker

"La voz de Sara Ontaneda nos hace pensar en las sirenas, que con su canto precioso nos van atrayendo de a poco." - Indie Hoy

"Los expertos de esta publicación 'on line' opinan que Sara forma parte de ese grupo de artistas femeninas, desde Julieta Venegas a Ana Tijoux, que en los últimos tiempo está escribiendo las páginas más floridas del nuevo pop latino." - America Economica

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