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Lila Downs
On Shake Away, Downs takes listeners on a journey that's both intensely personal and vividly universal. Recorded in New York and Mexico City, the songs range from the pointed "Minimum Wage" to the mystical "Silent Thunder" to a cover of Lucinda Williams' "I Envy The Wind" in English and Spanish ("Yo Envidio El Viento") versions.
Downs explains, "In the U.S, we've gone through a lot of fear. The idea was to heal, to 'shake away' the anger and hate. We also went through a lot of political trouble in my birthplace of Oaxaca, and sometimes we distance ourselves from the pain. We cannot forget or hide, but we must be positive. Since I was young, its important for me to bring different people together, race-wise and religion-wise."
Indeed, it's a rare gift that she gives freely and beautifully on Shake Away.
Lila invites the legendary Argentinean singer Mercedes Sosa on a duet...
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Shake Away (2008)
La Cantina (2006)
Una Sangre (One Blood) (2004)
Border (La Linea) (2001)
Tree of Life (Yutu tata) (2000)
La Sandunga (1999)
Azuláo: En Vivo con Lila Downs (1996)
Ofrenda (1994)
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