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La Cantina (CD)

By: Lila Downs (Artist)

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Lila Downs Artist Snapshot:

Though Lila Downs was born in the Oaxaca region of Mexico, and grew up both there and in Minneapolis, Minnesota, she has fully embraced the music of her Mexican heritage. No purist, she brings varied influences from rock, jazz, and even electronica into the mix. Downs has a compellingly distinctive voice--she can sound husky, tender, bereaved, or romantically reflective. Or she can trill like an imperious queen. For her instrumental tracks, the post-modern Downs has utilized fuzzed-out electric guitar and sampling techniques along with brass, acoustic guitar, harp, and violin. Imagine a Mexican-American Laurie Anderson or if Frida Kahlo were a musician instead of a visual artist.

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DISC 1 for La Cantina (CD) Album By Lila Downs (Artist)
1   La Cumbia Del Mole
2   El Corrido De Tacha "La Teibolera"
3   Agua De Rosas
4   Tu Recuerdo Y Yo
5   La Cama De Piedra
6   El Relampago
7   Penas Del Alma
8   La Tequilera
9   Pa' Todo El Ano
10   El Centenario
11   La Noche De Mi Mal
12   Arboles De La Barranca
13   La Cumbia Del Mole
14   Yo Ya Me Voy
15   Amarga Navidad
 

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Review

Mojo (Publisher) (p.108) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[H]ints of reggae and hip hop demonstrate how adept she is at moving the form forward."

Title Note

Personnel include: Lila Downs (vocals, guitar); Guilherme Monteiro (guitar); Max Baca (bajo sexto, bass instrument, drums); Michael Ramos (accordion, keyboards, programming); Flaco Jimenez (accordion); Paul Cohen (clarinet, programming); Yayo Serka (drums, percussion).

Recording information: Fiesta Recordings, San Antonio, TX.

One of the most inclusively Mexican of Lila Downs's albums, this collection includes original material, covers of traditional Norteno music, cumbias, and corridos, and hip-hop cross fertilizations. There are songs in praise of tequila ("La Tequilera"), and the ingredients of mole ("La Cumbia Del Mole"), as well as the beautiful acoustic "Pa' Todo El Ano" and "La Noche De Mi Mal." All are suffused with Downs's characteristic vocal charisma, wit, and intelligence, as well as the consummate mastery of her musicians, and they demonstrate her growing confidence in interpreting the music of her birthplace.

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