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= Lila_Downs =
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Introduction
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Ana Lila Downs Sánchez (born 9 September 1968
*
*) is a Mexican singer-songwriter. She performs her own compositions
and the works of others in multiple genres, as well as tapping into
Mexican traditional and popular music. She also incorporates
indigenous Mexican influences and has recorded songs in many
indigenous languages such as Mixtec, Zapotec, Mayan, Nahuatl and
Purépecha. Born and raised in Oaxaca, she primarily studied at the
Institute of Arts by Oaxaca and briefly attended the University of
Minnesota, before withdrawing to focus on her musical career. She soon
began performing in the traditional music scene of Oaxaca City.
Her first (independent) album, 'Ofrenda', was released in 1994. In
1999, Downs came to prominence with her debut studio album, 'La
sandunga', which was a critical and commercial success. She achieved
international success in 2001 with the album 'Border' which emerged in
the music scene of Mexico and Latin America in the early 2000s
(decade). Downs's seventh album, 'Pecados y milagros' (2011), topped
album charts in most major markets and generated chart-topping world
music albums. Her eighth album, "Balas y Chocolate", was released in
2015. "Salón Lágrimas y Deseo", her ninth album, came out in 2017.
Downs began performing in school, demonstrating her vocal ability with
traditional music, Latin and American influences, and with her own
original twist on dancing. Downs, a native Spanish speaker, also
speaks fluent Mixtec and English.
*
* Downs through her activism has gone through great lengths to
preserve the Mixtec language as well as many other Indigenous Mexican
languages.
Influenced by Chavela Vargas, Mercedes Sosa, Lucha Villa, and Amparo
Ochoa, Lila Downs is recognized for her flamboyant, diverse and outré
contributions to the music industry through her traditional and
authentic fashion, the majority of which are based around Mexico's
indigenous peoples' styles, cultures and heritages, which show through
her performances and music videos. Her achievements include one Grammy
Award and three Latin Grammy Awards.
Besides her musical career, she involves herself with humanitarian
causes and political activism, especially dealing with issues of Latin
America's indigenous population.
Early life
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Lila Downs was born on 9 September 1968, in Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca, Mexico.
She is the daughter of Anita Sánchez, a Mixtec cabaret singer and
Allen Downs, a Scottish-American professor of art and cinematographer
from Minnesota. From an early age Downs showed interest in music. At
the age of eight she began singing rancheras and other traditional
Mexican songs. She began her professional career singing with
mariachis. At fourteen she moved to the United States with her
parents. She studied voice in Los Angeles and learned English, which
her father helped her to perfect. When she was 16, her father died,
and she decided to return to her native town Tlaxiaco with her mother.
One day while she was working in a store in the Mixtec mountains, a
man came in to ask her to translate his son's death certificate. She
read that he had drowned trying to cross the border into the United
States. This deeply affected her and has continued to her work. She
talked about this in an NPR interview about her 2001 release entitled
'Border'.
Although today Downs is proud of her origins there was a time when she
felt shame regarding her Indigenous roots. "I was embarrassed to have
Indian blood. I was embarrassed that my mother spoke her language in
public." This led her on a path to find herself, which included
dropping out of college, dyeing her hair blonde and following the band
The Grateful Dead. After some time Downs found herself back in Oaxaca,
a city in southern Mexico, working at her mother's auto parts store,
where she met her future husband and musical collaborator, tenor
saxophonist Paul Cohen.
Downs studied Anthropology at the University of Minnesota and voice in
New York. Later she attended the Institute of Science and Arts of
Oaxaca in Mexico to complete her studies.
At 25, after completing academic and music studies, Downs decided to
return to Tlaxiaco. Paul Cohen always encouraged her musical ventures,
and she joined a group percussion called 'Yodoyuxi's Cadets'. Because
Paul Cohen had business in the United States she began to live in both
Minnesota and Oaxaca.
During her stay in Minnesota, Downs formed a group called 'La Trova
Serrana' which achieved great popularity among the Latin community
within the United States, singing songs about the Zapotec values and
culture. Upon her return to Mexico she started singing in bars,
restaurants and clubs in the City of Oaxaca, as well as the city of
Philadelphia and the state of California, always with the support of
US saxophonist Paul Cohen. She received many positive critical
reviews, which led to her decision to undertake an extensive tour of
Mexico.
1994–1996: First albums
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In 1994, Lila Downs independently made her first album, entitled
'Ofrenda'. This was both a collection of traditional songs from Oaxaca
and Mexico, and songs written by the singer with lyrics sung in
Spanish, Mixtec and Zapotec (native languages of Oaxaca). The material
was produced both independently and with the support of the Oaxacan
Cultures Institute. Because this album was not a commercial success in
LP or cassette, she never released a version on CD.
In 1996, Downs recorded a live session at a renowned café-bar of the
City of Oaxaca. On this record Downs was accompanied by a set of
well-known musicians who supported its interpretation of traditional
themes, as well as country music and jazz. With this work Downs and
her music became known in different parts of Mexico, and this was her
first album to be released on CD. The album had a big impact, despite
limited promotion and the fact that only a small number of copies were
made. This CD is now out of print, and although not available as part
of the official discography of Lila Downs, can be found in digital
format.
1997–1999: La Sandunga
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In 1997, Lila Downs made a second recording, called "Traces", on which
she performed material that was to be included in later albums such as
'La Sandunga', 'Tree of Life' and 'Border'. It is an extensive
compilation of items in her traditional repertoire but, like its
predecessor, had no commercial distribution, so this disc is also
currently out of print.
It was not until 1999, when Downs signed with the label Narada
Productions, that she achieved commercial success and made herself
known internationally with the album 'La Sandunga'. Recorded a year
earlier, this material came to the forefront of Mexican music and her
album was one of the first to merge the sounds of traditional music
and modern rhythms as jazz, blues and bolero. The album was sung in
Spanish and Mixtec, and was produced by Lila Downs and Paul Cohen with
the support of Xquenda Cultural Association. Because of this success,
Downs participated in the soundtrack of the Mexican film 'Green
Stones' and achieved great popularity in countries such as Mexico,
United States, Spain, France, England and Germany, selling over
500,000 units worldwide.
1999–2000: Tree of Life/Yutu Tata
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Downs's next album, 'Tree of Life', was released in 2000. With this
album the fame of Downs continued to spread to other markets in
England, Switzerland, Canada and especially the United States. This
work found Downs turning to her indigenous past, and the album
features pre-Hispanic sounds and instruments. Several of the songs on
the album are sung in native Mexican languages such as Mixtec, Zapotec
and Nahuatl. In October 2000, she began a two-month tour called the
Tree of Life/Árbol de la vida, which included concerts in Latin
America, Europe and the US. The tour began in Mexico and ended in
Spain.
2001–2003: Border/La Linea (The Line)
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'Border', released by EMI Music in 2001, was the first album by Downs
to feature songs sung in English. The album was released
simultaneously in the United States and Mexico. With this album Downs
merged sounds from different genres such as traditional folk music,
hip hop, rock and chilena. It included fifteen songs, eleven in
Spanish, three in English and one in Mayan. The album received
generally good reviews and placed seventh in the top charts of world
music. It also stirred up controversy due to its frank discussion of
immigration, Indigenous marginalization and the Acteal massacre. This
drew criticism, especially from politicians and the church.
The album's first single was released in Mexico, "Mi corazón me
recuerda", a poem by Chiapas poet Jaime Sabines. Set to music, it
achieved moderate success on the Mexican music charts. In Spain the
song was called "'La Llorona'", in France the song was called
"'Corazoncito Tirano'" and in the United States the song was called
"'Medley: Pastures of Plenty/This Land Is Your Land/Land'" were
released as singles. The latter incorporates two Woody Guthrie songs,
"Pastures of Plenty" and "This Land is Your Land" as well as original
lyrics by Downs in "Land".
2004–2006: Una Sangre/One Blood
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'One Blood', one of Lila Downs's most successful albums, was released
in April 2004, simultaneously in the United States, Spain, and Mexico.
The lyrics on this album are about migration, discrimination and the
case of Mexican human rights defender Digna Ochoa. In addition to
traditional songs such as "La Bamba", "Viborita", and "La Cucaracha",
the album includes genres such as son jarocho, jazz, rock and folk.
This album contains thirteen tracks, three in English, one in Triqui,
one in Purepecha and eight in Spanish. Lyrics were authored by Lila
Downs, Paul Cohen, Celso Duarte, and Jose Martí. In 2005 Lila Downs
received the Grammy Latino in the category of "Best Album of World
Music" for this album and reached the top of the charts in United
States, Mexico, Spain, United Kingdom, Germany and France.
2006–2008: La Cantina, entre copa y copa ...
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Lila Downs took approximately one and a half years to prepare this
project, which was released in April 2006. This CD draws on Mexican
ranchero songs and merges sounds such as pop, rock, norteño, cumbia
and hip-hop. This CD contains fifteen tracks, of which twelve are
traditional Mexican repertoire authored by Lila Downs, and includes a
version in English of "'La cumbia del mole'", the song that to date is
the most well-known work by the artist. "'La cumbia del mole'" refers
to the preparation of Mexican dish and tradition in Oaxaca. This
single managed to position itself among the top of the charts in
Mexico, United States, Canada and United Kingdom.
In 2007, Downs published a CD with the greatest success in Spanish to
date, containing songs from her previous albums 'La Sandunga', 'Tree
of Life', 'Border/The Line', 'One Blood' and 'La Cantina'. It was
entitled simply 'The Very Best of Lila Downs' and was accompanied with
a DVD containing thirteen tracks recorded live at a concert in Madrid,
Spain.
2008–2009: Eye of the snake/Ojo de Culebra
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Two years after the release of 'La Cantina', in September 2008 Downs
launched 'Ojo de Culebra' in Europe, North America, Australia and
Latin America. The album reached sixth place in sales in Mexico,
Colombia, Argentina, Spain and several Latin American countries. The
first single is titled "Ojo de Culebra" was contributed to by the
Spanish singer La Mari by group of flamenco Chambao. The song is a
merger of rock, cumbia and flamenco with some influences of reggae.
This song was at the top of the charts of world music in several
countries The second single was "Perro Negro", a merger of rock with
ska, (which did not have as much of an international impact as its
predecessor), featured Rubén Albarrán singer of the Mexican rock band
Café Tacuba. "Little man" (released in the U.S. alone) and "Justice"
were her next two singles, the latter with the participation of the
Spanish singer Enrique Bunbury. Raul Midon, Gilberto Gutierrez and
Mercedes Sosa also contributed to this album.
The single "Black magic woman" achieved moderate success in Europe,
United States and Canada, and the single "Silent Thunder" was later
well received by the British market.
In October 2009 Lila Downs was honored by a plaque at the outskirts of
her hometown and birthplace, Tlaxiaco, Mexico, and also was awarded
the keys the city for her work preserving the language of Mixtec.
2010–present: Lila Downs y la Misteriosa, Pecados y Milagros
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'Lila Downs y la Misteriosa en Paris Live à FIP' is the second live
album by Downs, released on April 13, 2010, in Spain and France, the
album was recorded in 2009 in Radio France studio 105 in Paris,
France. It was released in May 2010 in the United States and in July
in most other countries. It received positive feedback from critics.
Lila Downs y la Misteriosa en Paris was released in Mexico with an
edited version of the live concert on DVD and was number one in sales
of Gender World Music for the music chain Mixup for three consecutive
weeks. Although receiving little promotion the album has received
moderate success on the Mexican charts. In a survey of the best albums
of 2010 conducted by the Mexican television network Channel 22, this
album was ranked number one.
'Pecados y Milagros' ('Sins and Miracles') was the seventh studio
album by Mexican singer-songwriter Lila Downs, released on October 18,
2011. The album cover was released on September 14, 2011.
The album debuted at number fifty two on the 'Billboard' 200 becoming
her fourth-highest peak on the chart. It also debuted at number one on
the 'Billboard' Top Latin Albums Chart and stayed there for over 3
consecutive weeks. This album has sold over 60.000 copies in the US
and over 290.000 copies worldwide.
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* The album was recorded in Mexico City and New York. Downs describes
the album musically as having "a strong rock side" along with
"traditional" and "Latino" songs. Celso Duarte is one of several
collaborators to appear on the album, featuring on the first single
"Palomo del comalito".
Other collaborations include songs with rappers Illya Kuryaki and the
Valderramas, Celso Piña and Totó la Momposina. Downs ahas been touring
through February 2017 in Mexico, the US and around the world, the Sins
and Miracles Tour, which started in Mexico.
Audience members at a concert of February 18, 2012, at New York City
El Museo del Barrio were informed that the concert was being recorded
by HBO.
In 2014, Soledad released Raíz, a collaborative album featuring Lila
Downs and Spanish artist Niña Pastori, and received a nomination for a
Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album and the Latin Grammy Award for
Album of the Year, winning the Latin Grammy for Best Folk Album. The
trio also collaborated with Santana on the track 'Una Noche en
Nápoles' for the 2014 album Corazón.
In 2015, Lila Downs joined the judging panel for The 14th Annual
Independent Music Awards and by doing so, helped to assist the careers
of upcoming independent artists.
On May 26, 2017, Downs released ', under Sony Music Mexico/Latin. The
first single of the album was "Peligrosa", followed over the summer by
"Urge". Her next international tour started at the end of March 2017
on the West Coast of the US, followed by a series of performances in
Mexico, Europe and Latin America. The album was awarded the Latin
Grammy for Best Traditional Pop Vocal at the Latin Grammys in Las
Vegas in November 2017.
In August 2021, she collaborated with Guatemalan singer-songwriter
Sara Curruchich on the song "Pueblos", which was released on the
International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples.
2005–2006: One Blood Tour
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Due to the success of the albums 'One Blood' and 'Border' (2001 and
2004), the 'One Blood Tour' took place and Downs performed 30
international shows on three continents. Countries such as the
Philippines, Japan, China, Egypt and Afghanistan were included on the
tour, where Downs was well received by the public.
In May 2007, Downs published a DVD collection as a document of that
tour in a concert in Oaxaca and Mexico City; this DVD contained
thirteen live tracks and a documentary as well as special features
like interviews, short films by Allen Downs (Lila's father) and
videos.
2008–2009: Shake Away Tour
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In September 2008, the 'Ojo de Culebra World Tour' started, which took
place on four continents, and was the most successful tour for a
Mexican artist.
In Latin America, Mexico was the country with the highest number of
concerts (21 in total), the tour officially ended on October 30, 2009,
giving a free concert in the Zocalo of Mexico City, followed by
Colombia and Costa Rica, with three concerts each.
Although not part of the tour, Lila Downs appeared in the Live Earth
in Germany, where she played three songs, and in late 2008 sang at the
Harmony Festival held in California, United States.
2010: Black Magic Woman Tour
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In March 2010, Lila Downs announced a world tour 'Black Magic Woman
Tour' which began in Buenos Aires, Argentina with three sold-out
shows. This tour included several countries in America Asia and Europe
in many of which attendance records were broken. The tour officially
ended on November 17, 2010, in 'Square Dance by Oaxaca City' where she
had an audience of approximately seven thousand people.
2011–2014: Pecados y Milagros World Tour
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Pecados y Milagros World Tour was Lila Downs' fourth musical tour in
support of her seventh studio album, " Pecados y Milagros ", also her
first album to win Grammy Awards, Latin Grammy Award for best folk
album, and best Regional/Mexican Tejano album It was announced on
October 3, 2011, through the official website of the singer. Lila
Downs explains her meaning behind Pecados y Milagros, also known as
"Sins and Miracles" talking about the drug-related violence involved
in Mexico's cities.
https://www.pri.org/stories/2011-11-07/what-mexican-singer-lila-downs-pecados-y-milagros-says-about-drug-violence
2015–2017: Balas y Chocolate World Tour
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Balas y Chocolate World Tour is Lila Downs's fifth concert tour, and
promoted her eighth studio album Balas y Chocolate ("Bullets and
chocolate" in Spanish) It began on March 26 in Mexico City at the
Plaza Condesa, presenting the repertoire of new music album of the
same name tour. Canada in 2015, Spain has toured with great success
(Cartagena, Barcelona, Valencia, Madrid etc. ), Paraguay, Chile,
Argentina (Mendoza, Buenos Aires, Cordoba ), Bolivia, Ecuador, United
States ( more than 20 cities, including New York City, Miami,
Hollywood, Los Angeles, Step etc.) In 2016 she will be in London,
Spain, Argentina and Peru. In August 2016, Lila Downs performed at the
21st Annual Santa Barbara Mariachi Festival alongside Aida Cuevas,
Mariachi Sol de Mexico, Mariachi Nuevo Tecalitlán, and Mariachi Reyna
de Los Angeles in Santa Barbara, CA.
2019–2021: Al Chile Tour
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Al Chile World Tour is Downs' sixth world tour. It was to see concerts
in Mexico, the United States, Spain, Colombia and Chile for 2019 and
2020. However, due to the coronavirus pandemic, Downs was forced to
cancel or postpone most of the concerts until 2021.
2022
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On July 4, 2022, Lila Downs performed in Geneva, Switzerland at the
festival 'Musiques en été'.
2023 : European Tour
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On the 5th of August 2023, Downs and her band gave a concert at the
Festival "Chant de Marins" (Songs of Sailors) in the port of Paimpol,
Brittany, France in front of 45.000 people.
Acting
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Downs has had small parts in such films as 'Frida', 'Fados' and 'Hasta
el último trago corazón'; the latter is a documentary on Mexican music
involving various exponents of the genre. Downs worked on the
composition and arrangements for the musical 'Como agua para
chocolate', based on the book by Laura Esquivel, which premiered at
the Public Theater of New York and Broadway in late 2011 and early
2012. She participated in the filming of the U.S. film 'Mariachi
Gringo' directed by Tom Gustafson, where she worked alongside Mexican
actresses Adriana Barraza, Martha Higareda and Canadian actor Shawn
Ashmore. The film was released in 2012. She also played Nana Petra in
the 2020 animated film 'Xico's Journey'.
Soundtracks
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In 2001, Downs was invited to participate in the soundtrack of the
Mexican film 'Piedras Verdes' where she performed "Cancion mixteca",
in 2002 she participated in the soundtrack for the film 'Frida'
singing the song "Burn It Blue" which was nominated in the 75th
Academy Awards in the category of Best Original Song. In 2005 she
participated in the soundtrack for the film 'The Three Burials of
Melquiades Estrada' with the song "Dónde estás papá". Downs has also
participated in other soundtracks for films such as 'Real Women Have
Curves' and 'Tortilla Soup'. In the film by Carlos Saura, 'Fados'
(2007), she sings an unforgettable version of "Foi na Travessa da
Palha" in Portuguese.
Personal life
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Since the beginning of her career she has been involved with Paul
Cohen who is her partner and artistic director.
There has been much speculation in the media about the couple's
personal life and that the couple could not have children.
In June 2010, Downs announced on her website that, after several years
of trying to be parents, she and Cohen had adopted a child, Benito
Dxuladi. They lived in Coyoacán in Mexico City and Oaxaca, although
they spent most of the time traveling.
In December 2022, Downs announced on her social media that her
lifetime partner and husband Paul Cohen, died at the age of 69 years
old, as a result of heart disease.
Social activism
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Downs has been a social activist throughout her entire career and
works to maintain her cultural identity and her roots in the eye of
social distress. For example, she sings with passion, and admiration
for her home in Oaxaca, Mexico. Her music draws out many socially
significant issues particularly with issues pertaining to the
Indigenous, such as the mistreatment and misunderstanding of
indigenous peoples of Oaxaca, by celebrating her Mixtec heritage
through song. Her albums are socially significant, especially her
album, One Blood, or Una Sangre, which includes songs such as
"Dignificada", which is a song about Digna Ochoa's assassination.
Digna Ochoa was a lawyer and social activist, and Downs featured her
story on her album One Blood.
When asked if she is a politician, Downs said that she does not want
to be a politician because she is not interested in power, instead she
wants to support and change society through music.
On October 9, 2009, Downs, along with actress Salma Hayek represented
Mexico
in an event for the worldwide campaign of the One Drop foundation, to
preserve water. They performed together with the founder of Cirque du
Soleil, Shakira, U2, former Vice President Al Gore and other
"world-class" personalities.
Contributions
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* In 2003 she was invited to the Twelve Girls Band concert in
Shanghai, China, where she sang in French, Italian and English:
Habanera from the opera Carmen, "Signore, ascolta!" from the opera
Turandot, Summertime from Porgy and Bess and Ode to joy With Tim
Sheff. She also participated on the album "Spain in my heart: Songs of
the Spanish Civil War" with the song "El quinto regimiento".
* In 2004 she collaborated with the Afghan singer Kulsoom Syed Ghulam
on the album Lullabies from the Axis of Evil on the song "Lalolalo
(Don't you Worry My Child)".
* In 2005 she collaborated with the Galician band Luar Na Lubre on the
album 'Saudade' on the song "Domingo Ferreiro" performed in Galician.
* In 2006 she collaborated on the Brian Lynch and Eddie Palmieri album
'Simpático' on the song "Que sería la vida" with Brian Lynch.
* In 2007 she collaborated with the Argentinean band Los Calzones
Rotos on the album 'Tanguito' on the song "Loco". She also
collaborated on the album "Homenaje a Pedro Infante: 50 aniversario"
with the song "Amorcito corazón". And she collaborated with the
Paraguayan musician Celso Duarte on the album "De sur a sur/From south
to south" on the song "Petenera".
* In 2008, on the Los Cojolites album 'No Tiene Fin', she sang on the
song "La Herlinda" and "El Pescador" of the album 'Sin Fecha de
Caducidad' by the Mexican singer Celso Piña. She also participated on
the album "Songs of the siren: Irresistible voices" with the song "La
cumbia del mole". She participated on the album "¡Nueva York!" from
the American musician Dan Zanes with the song "La bruja".
* In 2009 she participated on the album of Basque singer Kepa Junkera,
where she performs "Haurtxo Polita" in Euskara. She also sang "Razon
de Vivir" on Mercedes Sosa's album 'Cantora, Vol. 2'. That same year
she also worked on the song "El Llorar" on Mexican musician Ernesto
Anaya's album, 'Huapangueando'. She equally participated on the album
What About Me? from the UK duo 1 Giant Leap with the songs "Come to
the edges" with Huun Huur Tu and "Solita sin soledad" with Carlos
Santana. She participated on the album "Sweetheart: our favorite
artists sing their favorite love songs" in the song "My One and Only
Love". Also collaborated with the Brazilian musician Guilherme
Monteiro on the album "Air" on the song "Retrato de un forró", and
participated on the posthumous album "Duetos" from the Spanish singer
Rocío Durcal on the song "Amor eterno".
* In 2010, Lila Downs sang a duet with the Mexican singer-songwriter
Benny Ibarra ("Calaveras"), on his album 'The March of the Living'.
The song was the second single for the album. She also sang "Historia
de un amor" on Roberto Alagna's album "Pasión". She sang a duet
"Vámonos" with the Mexican singer Chavela Vargas on her album "¡Por mi
culpa! Chavela Vargas y sus amigos". She also collaborated with the
Irish band The Chieftains on the album "San Patricio" on the song "La
iguana" with The Chieftains and Ry Cooder.
* In 2012 she collaborated on Kevin Johansen's album Bi with the song
"Baja a la tierra", and on the album "Mujer Divina" from the Mexican
singer Natalia Lafourcade on the song "La fugitiva"
* In 2013 she collaborated on the album "Ciudadana del mundo vol. 1"
on the songs "De que te cuidas" and "Latinoamerica" with Eugenia León,
Moyenei, Betsy Pecanins, Tania Libertad and Cecilia Toussaint. She
collaborated with the Mexican singer Leonel García on the album "Todas
mías" on the song "Sirena". She also collaborated with the Mexican
group Los Ángeles azules on the album "Como te voy a olvidar" on the
song "El listón de tu pelo". She collaborated with the Spanish band
Chambao on the album "10 años around the world" on the song "Papeles
mojados". She participated on the album "Grandes éxitos de las
sonoras, con la más grande, La Sonora Santanera" from the Mexican band
La Sonora Santanera on the song "Tu voz".
Awards and recognition
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Throughout her career Downs has received several awards, including a
Grammy, 5 Latin Grammys and Lunas del Auditorio.
She has recently unveiled her star on the Walk of Fame located in the
outskirts of Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City for her career. Her
last album 'Balas y Chocolate' was listed on iTunes as one of the
year's best in World Music 2015, was one of the UK Sunday Times best
albums of the year and was a Best Album of the Year pick in Songlines
Magazine, where she was featured on the cover of the June 2016 issue.
Some of her most successful songs include: "'Tengo miedo de
quererte'", "'Estrella oscura'", "'La línea'", "'La llorona'", "'La
cumbia del mole'" y "'Ojo de culebra'".
In November, 2017 Lila's latest album; "Salón Lágrimas y Deseo" won
Best Album Pop Traditional at the Latin Grammys in Las Vegas. She was
presented with the Leading Ladies of Entertainment accolade by the
Latin Recording Academy in 2019.
Albums
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*'Ofrenda' (1994)
*'Azulao: En vivo con Lila Downs' (1996)
*'La Sandunga' (Narada 1999)
*'Tree of Life (Yutu tata)' (Narada 2000)
*'Border (La Línea)' (Narada 2001)
*'One Blood (Una sangre)' (Narada 2004)
*'La Cantina' "Entre copa y copa..." (Narada 2006)
*'The Very Best Of/El Alma de Lila Downs' [CD] (EMI 2008)
*'Shake Away (Ojo de Culebra)' (Manhattan Records 2008)
*'Lila Downs y La Misteriosa en Paris - Live a FIP [CD (Harmonia
Mundi-Global Village Europe/US; various labels worldwide), (CD + DVD
EMI Mexico) (2010)]'
*'Pecados y Milagros' (2011)
*'Balas y Chocolate' (2015)
*'Salón, Lágrimas y Deseo' (2017)
*'Al Chile' (2019)
*'La Sánchez' (2023)
With the Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project
* 'Simpático' (artistShare, 2007)
with Niña Pastori and Soledad Pastorutti
* 'Raíz' (2014)
DVD
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*'Lotería Cantada' (2006)
*'The Very Best Of/El Alma de Lila Downs' [CD+DVD] (EMI 2008)
See also
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*List of Mexican actresses
External links
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* [
http://www.liladowns.com/ Official website]
*
* [
http://www.compulsivetraveler.tv/people/liladowns Lila Downs Music
Videos on CompulsiveTraveler.tv]
*
[
https://archive.today/20120530082914/http://www.highbeam.com/library/docFree.asp?DOCID=1G1:82012485
Lila Downs: beyond the border] by Mary Armstrong, Sing Out! vol. 45
no. 4 Winter 2002
*
[
https://web.archive.org/web/20111012005104/http://www.guernicamag.com/interviews/1317/wise_latina/
"Wise Latina"], an interview with Guernica Magazine's Joel Whitney
* [
http://worldmusiccentral.org/artists/artist_page.php?id=852 Lila
Downs biography and discography] at World Music Central
*
[
https://web.archive.org/web/20230419002443/https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/10/%22Lila-downs-goes-after-the-demagogue%22-in-todays-30-d.html]
Paste Magazine Article
* [
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MR0W2er0TsQ "Lila Downs on BBC
Newsnight"] Interview by Secunder Kermani 2016
* [
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hU3P6dlNaB4 "Lila Downs: NPR Music
Tiny Desk Concert"] Lila Downs Tiny Desk Concert 2016
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