This fourth Ely Guerra album is an open provocation for the senses that seduces, enchants, surprises and leaves this flavor that makes us repeat the enjoyment.
Twelve songs written and recorded by her with her voice and guitars, as well as the four nuclear musicians whom have accompanied her over seven years, ‘los Elys Guerras\':
Hernán Hecht: drums
Ezequiel Jaime Netri: bass
Nicolás Santella: keyboards
Pancho Lelo de Larrea: guitars

Plus two guest musicians:
Daniel Goldaracena, guitars on Angelito Heart
Sacha Triujeque ( Sarras ), bass on El Colchón

All under the stimulating and enrichening sensibilities of five diverse producers:
Toy Hernández
Sacha Triujeque
Daniel Goldaracena
Thom Russo
Emmanuel del Real

All of whom make
Sweet & Sour, Hot y Spicy
A powerful concentrate full of words and music forms.

Three previous albums/producers precede her tasty newest:
Ely Guerra BMG, 1992 (Teo Cardalda)
Pa\' Morirse de Amor EMI, 1997 (Sandy McLelland)
Lotofire EMI, 1999 (Andrés Levín)

Furthermore, her history also includes many exceptional guest slots:
• Singing and cowriting the first single off the soundtrack of the acclaimed film Amores Perros.
• Inclusion on the soundtrack of the film De la Calle with her arrangement and lyrics for the only song within it, and cowriting its incidental scoring.
• Participation in the famous norteño band Los Tigres del Norte tribute album with her creative rearrangement of their song La tumba falsa.
• Feature slot in the new version of their song El Duelo as performed during their MTV Unplugged by outstanding Chilean group La Ley.
• Nomination in two categories (Best Female Artist and Best Alternative Artist) for the MTV Latino 2002 awards.
• Melody and lyric composition for electronic quartet Sussie 4\'s Solo Voy.
• Her song Yo No was included within project RESPOND II (2003), which integrated a selection of 32 songs from a list of wonderful artists and musicians into earnings donated to two organizations fighting domestic violence: RESPOND, Inc. and the Family Violence Prevention Fund
• Most recently, her embodiment of cow Grace in the summer 2004 kid flick Las Vacas Vaqueras, as well as her own interpretations of soundtrack songs previously sung by Bonnie Riatt and K.D. lang
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From Sweet to Sour

Ely has taken her passionate songs from Chile and Argentina to New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Puerto Rico and, on this 2004 Spring, London, on such festivals as South By Southwest (Texas) Vive Latino (Mexico), Celebrate Brooklyn & Summer Stage (New York), Viña del Mar (Chile), Cubadisco -- within the Vicente Garrido homage -- at the Teatro Nacional (La Habana, Cuba ) and most recently London\'s Latin Fugue Line have all featured her on their stages.


Good\'n Hot y Spicy

Such important media as the New York Times, L.A. Times, Newsweek, Chile\'s El Mercurio, Spain\'s El País and Mexico\'s La Jornada and Reforma have devoted important phrases to featuring her:

"With an image and musical profile reminding of artists like PJ Harvey or Joni Mitchell, Guerra is characterized by showing much passion on stage…"

(Diario LA TERCERA, CHILE)


"This young Mexican singer surely monopolizes stares not only for her beauty, but by her voice\'s potential …"

(Diario EL MERCURIO, CHILE)


"…Prospect Park became the ideal stage for the performance of one of the best beloved personalities of the alternative latin music in Manhattan: the Mexican Ely Guerra…"
Fernando Martín

(EL PAIS, ESPAÑA)


"…Ely Guerra, a Mexican singer whose passionate, volatile rock brought the audience at Celebrate Brooklyn to its feet…". Jon Pareles

(THE NEW YORK TIMES, US)



These are ingredients which characterize today a singer that knows risk and risks it, assured her art and professionalism are like good pasta and wine, irresistible quesadillas, soft handmade tortillas… irresistible flavors and shapes that frame secrets and delicious stories that mesmerize our taste, leading us into compulsive listening