Lila Downs

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Lila Downs is a Mexican singer-songwriter and ethnomusicologist renowned for blending traditional indigenous music with contemporary genres and for her powerful, socially conscious performances.

All labels observed (1)

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Lila Downs canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnomusicologist ⓘ
human ⓘ
performer ⓘ
recording artist ⓘ
singer-songwriter ⓘ
album Al Chile ⓘ
Balas y Chocolate ⓘ
Border (La Línea) ⓘ
La Cantina ⓘ
La Sandunga ⓘ
Ojo de Culebra / Shake Away ⓘ
Pecados y Milagros ⓘ
Salón, Lágrimas y Deseo ⓘ
Tree of Life ⓘ
associatedAct Paul Cohen ⓘ
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Regional Mexican Music Album ⓘ
Latin Grammy Award ⓘ
birthName Ana Lila Downs Sánchez ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Mexico ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1968-09-09 ⓘ
educatedAt University of Minnesota ⓘ
ethnicGroup Mixtec people ⓘ
familyName Downs ⓘ
Sánchez ⓘ
fieldOfWork Mexican traditional music ⓘ
ethnomusicology ⓘ
genre Latin music ⓘ
bolero ⓘ
cumbia ⓘ
folk music ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
ranchera ⓘ
traditional Mexican music ⓘ
world music ⓘ
givenName Ana Lila ⓘ
hasFather Allen Downs ⓘ
hasMother Anita Sánchez ⓘ
hasTheme indigenous rights ⓘ
migration ⓘ
social justice ⓘ
women’s rights ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
Mixtec ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
Zapotec ⓘ
mainInstrument voice ⓘ
motherTongue Spanish ⓘ
name Lila Downs ⓘ
nationality Mexican ⓘ
notableFor blending indigenous Mexican music with contemporary genres ⓘ
socially conscious lyrics ⓘ
notableWork Al Chile ⓘ
Balas y Chocolate ⓘ
Border (La Línea) ⓘ
La Cantina ⓘ
La Sandunga ⓘ
Pecados y Milagros ⓘ
occupation ethnomusicologist ⓘ
record producer ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
placeOfBirth Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca, Mexico ⓘ
residence Mexico City, Mexico ⓘ
linked to: Mexico City

Oaxaca, Mexico ⓘ
linked to: Oaxaca
spouse Paul Cohen ⓘ
yearsActive 1990s–present ⓘ

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