Lila Downs
Oaxaca, Mexico
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Ana Lila Downs Sánchez, best known as Lila Downs (born September 9, 1968), is an American–Mexican singer-songwriter and actress. She performs her own compositions 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 University of Minnesota, before withdrawing to focus on her musical career. She soon began performing in the traditional music scene of Oaxaca City.
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The Nightingale and the Night: Chavela Vargas sings Lorca.
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
Natalia Lafourcade - Mujer Divina (Homenaje A Agustín Lara)
Lila Downs y La Misteriosa en París - Live à FIP
Santana: Corazón Live from Mexico: Live It to Believe It
La UNAM por México: 85 Años de Autonomía Universitaria
El Grito: Lila Downs at the Macedonio Alcalá Theater, with the Alejandro Díaz Orchestra and the Costumbrista Dance Company
