This cd draws on mexican ranchero songs and merges sounds such as pop, rock, northern, cumbia and hiphop. But miguels carefully laid plans change suddenly when his younger sister elena stows away and follows him. After attaining international success in 2001 with her first english record, border, downs wanted to release a. Well, its a new piece, its the newest one we wrote. Border august 26, 2001 lila downs creates music that mixes her indianmexican and minnesotan roots.
Shop for vinyl, cds and more from lila downs at the discogs marketplace. Known for her powerful voice, downs taps into indigenous mexican influences, ranchera and south and north american folk, jazz, blues and hiphop. Lila downs pour les articles homonymes, voir downs. She incorporates indigenous mexican influences an haes recordit sangs in indigenous leids such as mixtec, zapotec, mayan, nahuatl an purhepecha an aw. Jan 01, 2009 shake away is the sixth studio album by mexican singersongwriter lila downs. She is the daughter of anita sanchez, a mixtec cabaret singer and allen downs, a scottishamerican professor of art and cinematographer from minnesota. But since the smoke might hinder downs performance, the air clears immediately. Accompanied by precolombian and mexican folk instruments, lila downs provocative voice and lyrics create powerful music in any language. Singersongwriter lila downs uses these 15 compositions both originals and covers to explore the joys and sorrows experienced by mexican immigrants who cross the border for a better life only to.
Shop vinyl and cds and complete your lila downs collection. I think that therei came to a crossroads at one point in my life, when i wasprobably like almost 20 years ago. Cultural blending may be the new chic, but for downs it has been a way of life, and not always an easy one. Apr, 2020 one blooduna sangre narada having listened to lila downss 2001 album borderla linea over and over and over for the past few years, i was nervous about putting one blooduna. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. She performs her awn compositions as well as tappin intae. I attended my first lila downs concert sometime in the early 2000s. Lila downs has become another of our teachers here, mentoring both of us in the language and culture of this country, so close and yet so different from our own. Michele talks to lila downs about her new cd, border, which is dedicated to the mexican migrant workers who lost their. Ana lila downs sanchez, best kent as lila downs born 9 september 1968 is a mexican sangseersangwriter.
Know more about lila downs musician profile hiplatina. Thats a really strong piece in spanish, about the border thing. Lila downs nee le 19 septembre 1968 a tlaxiaco est une chanteus wikipedia en francais. Her music inspiration comes from her cultural background and the feeling of assimilation. The voice that links north and south the independent. After attaining international success in 2001 with her first english record, border, downs wanted to release a fifth spanishenglish language project as its followup. Lila downs voices, ken basman electric guitar, carlos poppis tovar guiro, carlos poppis tovar rhythm. Its been a few hours since i went to see lila pron. Jan 01, 2001 shake away is the sixth studio album by mexican singersongwriter lila downs. Lila downs took approximately one and a half years to prepare this project, which was released in april 2006. So you must have written it right around the time of that concert in oaxaca. It was released on 2 september 2008 on manhattan records. Border, released by emi music in 2001, was the first album by downs to feature songs sung in english.
I fell in love with her music immediately and kept that tape for many years. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Michele talks to lila downs about her new cd, border, which is dedicated to. She performs her awn compositions as well as tappin intae mexican tradeetional an popular muisic. Licensed to youtube by kontor new media music on behalf of peregrina music.
On the first few tracks, downs thick, throaty voice is on a par with the latina. Lila downs second release for narada world reflects her continuing fascination with mexicanamerican border culture. However, for those who are new to lila downs or who have lost contact with her since frida, it provides an excellent overview of a vibrant, bordercrossing artist. Worth noting by gage, julienne sojourners magazine.
Lila downs explores mexicos indigenous culture in new lp, al. Reviewed in the united states on february 17, 2016. Shake away is the sixth studio album by mexican singersongwriter lila downs. And i do remember, in my previous life as a singer, i invited my. Lila downs, the grammy and latin grammy awardwinning singer, will be performing at the winspear opera house on march 7.
Lila downs creates music that mixes her indianmexican and minnesotan roots. Lila downs en vevo videoclips oficiales, lyric videos, sesiones en vivo, entrevistas y muchos mas. Aug 26, 2001 lila downs creates music that mixes her indianmexican and minnesotan roots. Find lila downs discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. Lila downs was born on september 19, 1968, in tlaxiaco, oaxaca, mexico.
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