Lila Downs

Mexiko · Musiker · Geboren 1968 · Alter 58 · auch Vereinigte Staaten

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Ana Lila Downs Sánchez (* 9. September 1968 in Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca, Mexiko) ist eine mexikanisch-US-amerikanische Sängerin. Ihre Musik ist eine Mischung verschiedener Stile, dabei greift sie oft auf indigene Musik aus ihrer mexikanischen Heimat zurück, aus den Kulturen der Mixteken, Zapoteken, Maya und Nahuatl.

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2019“I think that I have influenced several generations of performers in Mexico. I’m proud of that because it isn’t easy in these scenes.”Eigene Worte29. Mai 2019Rolling Stone, 29 May 2019Die ganze Aussage lesen

Leading Ladies of EntertainmentAuszeichnung2018“I also come from a matriarchal family. My grandmother was left alone, not by choice. And then my mother as well. We lost my father when I was 16; he died.”Eigene WorteOn how her village shunned Downs’ solely female householdDie ganze Aussage lesen

“I feel a spiritual sense, and that sense is a connection between generations.”Eigene WorteOn striking a balance between traditional and contemporary issuesDie ganze Aussage lesen

2017Latin Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Pop Vocal AlbumAuszeichnung2011“I consider myself a border person, even though I grew up in the south of Mexico and very north of the U.S., in Minneapolis.”Eigene WorteOn her affinity with those who were raised or reside on the U.S.-Mexico borderDie ganze Aussage lesen

“The sin is about our notion of what is right and what is wrong, and how we bend the truth based on we want and I think.”Eigene WorteOn the notion of faith and how it might apply to Mexico and its peoplesDie ganze Aussage lesen

2003“The border still doesn't make much sense in my mind.”Eigene WorteOn how the border between the U.S. and Mexico influenced her work in “Mex factor” in The Guardian (2003 Feb 10)Die ganze Aussage lesen

1968Geboren9. September 1968

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Lila Downs in Oaxaca in 2005

Lila Downs in the "National Sor Juana Festival" 2007.

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Lila Downs in Istanbul, Turkey in 2010.

Lila Downs live performing "Palomo del Comalito" in Chicago of 2012.

Lila Downs performing during a concert in Oaxaca, Mexico in 2010.

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I think that I have influenced several generations of performers in Mexico. I’m proud of that because it isn’t easy in these scenes.
29. Mai 2019, Rolling Stone, 29 May 2019, Eigene Worte
When I was in college, I wanted to know more about my Native American past because I come from one of the 64 Native groups that are very much alive [in Mexico].
2018, On shaping her higher education in order to learn more about her heritage, Eigene Worte
I also come from a matriarchal family. My grandmother was left alone, not by choice. And then my mother as well. We lost my father when I was 16; he died.
2018, On how her village shunned Downs’ solely female household, Eigene Worte