LILA DOWNS

Concert by one of the most celebrated Mexican singers.

Within the scope of the Viva Mexico Festival

Mexican music diva Lila Downs, daughter of Mixtec cabaret singer Anita Sánchez and Scottish-American art professor Allen Downs, was born in Oaxaca, and grew up partly in Oaxaca and partly in California and Minnesota. She graduated in voice and anthropology from the University of Minnesota. Her powerful persona, positive aura and enchanting voice also caught the attention of Hollywood producers. She was heard in the soundtrack to the movie Frida on Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. She sang the soundtrack song Burn It Blue, which was Oscar-nominated, and became the first Latina to perform at the Academy Awards telecast. She also captured a Latin Grammy in the Best Folk Album category for 2004's One Blood/Una Sangre. As on previous albums, with Shake Away Downs also taps into the native Mesoamerican music of the Mixtec, Zapotec, Maya and Nahuatl cultures.

After a concert at the Ljubljana Festival, this will be her second Slovenian appearance.

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