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Lila Downs
With a Mixtec [indigenous Mexican] mother and an American father with Scottish roots, Lila Downs has always drawn on myriad cultural influences without ever losing her identity. Having sung with Mariachi bands and studied opera, she released her debut album ‘Tree Of Life’ which reflected her indigenous Mexican roots. ‘La Linea’ followed, a critique of the US political onslaught on Mexican immigration. In 2002, she won a Latin Grammy for ‘Un Sangre’ which addressed the life of indigenous Mexicans. Her fourth album ‘La Cantina’ marked a return to the ranchera sounds [urban Mexican music] which had soundtracked her childhood. On ‘Shake Away’, released in 2008, she mixes her Latin roots with pop-folk influences, evoking, with feeling and humour, the themes closest to her heart – justice and immigration.
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// ALSO
- Lila Downs - Live in Paris 2008
- La Cantina : entre copa y copa...
- Lila Downs "Shake Away"
- Singer Lhasa dies
- Lucha Future
- Latin rock riot hits London with Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
- Mariachi El Bronx, Mariachi El Bronx
- Camilo Lara, Camilo Lara Chart // Mexican Institute of Sound
- La Linea Latin Music Festival 09, La Linea Latin Music Festival 09
// DISCOGRAPHY
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Shake Away (Album)
One Blood : Una Sangre (Album)
Tree of Life (Album)
La Cantina : entre copa y copa... (Album)
Border (La Linea) (Album)
La Sandunga (Album)// LINKS
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REPORTS
// CONTACT
Narada (Label)
4650 N. Port Washington Road Milwaukee USA WI 53212
Lila Downs's Website
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