She performs her own compositions and the works of others in multiple genres, as well as tapping into mexican traditional and popular music. Jun 03, 2017 lila downs mixes traditional mexican genres with a strong feminist pulse grammywinning mexicanamerican recording star lila downs has a new album. Given a piece of music, it is interesting to count how many times each of the individual twelve musical notes is played, and understand their relative weight, or importance, in the piece. Shake away is the sixth studio album by mexican singersongwriter lila downs. Lila downs, mexiko en parislive a fip jetzt kaufen.
The album cover was released on september 14, 2011. In doing so, she has created a very individual strain of song that has indigenous mexican roots and north american sonorities. Raised in minnesota and oaxaca, this global superstars exquisite artistry bridges traditions from across the americas, with influences ranging from the folk and ranchera music of mexico and south america to north american folk, jazz, blues, and hiphop. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from lila downs at the discogs marketplace. Having spent her younger years bouncing around between mexico and minnesota her mother was a mixtec indian who sang cabaret and her father an american professor lila downs naturally developed a performing style that drew from both cultures, and then took it further. My mothers language is spoken by probably 400,000 to 500,000 people, many of whom are living in california and oregon and washington working the fields. She performs her own compositions as well as tapping into native mesoamerican music of the mixtec, zapotec, maya and nahuatl cultures. The hystogmam below is the result of such an analysis perfoemed on lila downs naila. And i do remember, in my previous life as a singer, i invited my. Singer lila downs grew up with the culture of her father, a professor from the united states, but eventually turned her back on it to explore the tradition of her mother, a mixteca indian from mexico.
Naila by lila downs from the album the very best of. An astonishingly gifted vocalist with a classically trained threeoctave range, and an arresting songwriter who tells poignant stories about love, death, loss, and betrayal, lila downs is a genre unto herself. Jul 20, 2012 music video by lila downs performing naila. Expect elements of jazz, blues and world music to collide in downs seductive, joyful concert. Released by deutsche grammophon in 2002 289 474 1502 containing music from frida 2002. Not easily pinned down, she studied and absorbed mexicos indigenous folk music but also spent time as an itinerant. Boasting a cantinaclassical the washington post voice and delightfully eclectic compositions inspired by ancient cultures and her own mexicanamerican heritage, lila downs is a singular performer. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Lila downs mixes traditional mexican genres with a strong. At the age of eight she began singing rancheras and other traditional mexican songs. She performs her own compositions and the works of others in multiple genres, as well as tapping into mexican traditional and popular. Elena pardo t he show starts with lila downs resplendent in a flowery yellow dress and a pair of crazily high white heels opening a bottle of tequila.
Frida, the biopic of artist frida kahlo, features a dramatic and poignant score with songs by composer elliot goldenthal. I think that therei came to a crossroads at one point in my life, when i wasprobably like almost 20 years ago. Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam. Lila downs al chile edicion especial 2020 download. Lila downs achieved this success partly because this album was released in different parts of the. Tidal is the first global music streaming service with high fidelity sound, hidef video quality, along with expertly curated playlists and original content making it a trusted source for music and culture. Jan 01, 2009 pecados y milagros is the seventh studio album by mexican singersongwriter lila downs, released on october 18, 2011. Chords for lila downs naila chordu chords for any song. Oct 22, 2002 frida soundtrack from 2002, composed by various artists, elliot goldenthal. Ana lila downs sanchez born september 9, 1968 is a mexican singer songwriter and actress. Very heavy on the latin musical themes, goldenthal employed plenty of mexican guitars, as well as a string ensemble. A mexicanamerican laurie anderson or if frida kahlo were a musician instead of a visual artist.
Lila downs mixes traditional mexican genres with a strong feminist pulse grammywinning mexicanamerican recording star lila downs has a. This album is considered as one of the best of the artist. The album was released in may 2010 in the united states and in july in most other countries. Lila downs naila by putumayo world music, released 29 april 2016. Naila khol by flav from the album gon jan pou ye feat.
After attaining international success in 2001 with her first english record, border, downs wanted to release a. Apr 24, 2015 cover art for mexicanamerican singersongwriter lila downss new album, balas y chocolate. Michele talks to lila downs about her new cd, border, which is dedicated to. Mar 23, 20 lila downs naila deseo filmatik hartutako irudiak. After attaining international success in 2001 with her first english record, border, downs wanted to release a fifth spanishenglish language project as its followup. It was released on september 2, 2008 on manhattan records.
Lila downs born ana lila downs sanchez on 9 september 1968 in tlaxiaco is a mexican singersongwriter and actress. Lila downs naila version en vivo karaoke demo youtube. It opened the path to her commercial success in mexico and the united states. Translation of naila by lila downs ana lila downs sanchez from spanish to english. See more ideas about beautiful mexican women, latin artists and very beautiful woman. The album debuted at number fifty two on the billboard 200 becoming her fourthhighest peak on the chart.
With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share. Naila meaning and origin of the name naila nameaning. Ani cordero macorina savor the spicy and romantic flavors of mexican music. Lila downs world stage performances cal performances. Jul 01, 2017 one of the worlds most singular voices, lila downs poignant storytelling transcends all language barriers. Downs is coming to washington on may 1 to perform songs from the release. Lila downs was born on september 19, 1968, in tlaxiaco, oaxaca, mexico. Border august 26, 2001 lila downs creates music that mixes her indianmexican and minnesotan roots. One of the worlds most singular voices, lila downs poignant storytelling transcends all language barriers. She is the daughter of anita sanchez, a mixtec cabaret singer and allen downs, a scottishamerican professor of art and cinematographer from minnesota. Mar 03, 2018 boasting a cantinaclassical the washington post voice and delightfully eclectic compositions inspired by ancient cultures and her own mexicanamerican heritage, lila downs is a singular performer. The floating bed is a great example of one of the main themes heard through the score, with traditional mexican rhythms, yet with the distinctive. Live with lila downs is a live acoustic album of the mexican singer lila downs. Jan 01, 2003 check out naila by lila downs on amazon music.
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