Lila Downs

Lila Downs is a world music diva who reflects through her art most personal and deep side of the Mexican and Mixtec traditions. Her intense performances and provocative lyrics have captivated audiences around the world and made her a superstar in her native Mexico. Transformed by the lyrics she sings, Downs penetrates the soul and the mind as she retellsthe often bittersweet stories of her ancestors and homeland. She is an artistic phenomenon to be experienced.

Downs forges a bridge between cultures and time on border - a collection of stirring songs inspired by border life, the plight of migrant workers,and the hardships ad racism endured by indegnious peoples, Downs infuses jazz, gospel, and hip-hop influences into traditional cumbias, creating powerful music in any language.

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Demos from th album "Border"

2003:

1.4. München, Muffathalle
2.4. Frankfurt, Alte Oper (Mozartsaal)
3.4. Hamburg, Fabrik
4.4. Berlin, BKA Luftschloss
5.4. Karlsruhe, Tollhaus

2002

Border (2002, Peregrina Music PM50312)

Tree of Life (Narada World/Virgin 2000)

Lila Downs

Lila Downs

Lila Downs

Lila Downs

Lila Downs

“One of the most spellbinding voices to grace the world music scene.“
Billboard

"Exotic beauty and startling voice… Lila Downs is a reflection of a 21st century world culture where ethnicity and national boundaries blur..“
Los Angeles Times

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