http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.21843&rws=%2Flila-downs%2Ftop-tracks.rssLila Downs is a bicultural border-crosser who grew up both in Minnesota and the Sierra Madre mountains and Oaxaca in Mexico. She has a strong interest in Mexico's native cultures; her mother is a Zapotec Indian, and Downs has studied and sung in languages including Zapotec, Nahuatl, Maya and Mixtec. Though as a college student she intended to sing opera, a period of soul-searching (which included following the Grateful Dead around) led her to investigate traditional Mexican music, albeit through a modern, jazz-influenced filter. She toured with bands like los Cadetes de Yodoyuxi and la Trova Serrana, and began to find her signature style when she hooked up with saxophonist Paul Cohen. From 1999's <I>La Sandunga</i> to 2004's <i>Una Sangre: One Blood</i>, Downs has carved a unique niche for herself: an innovator working off of native traditions, she's both a champion of native cultures and a darling of the world music scene. - Sarah BardeenCantautoren720Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:50:11 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.21843&rws=%2Flila-downs%2Ftop-tracks.rss Lila Downs is a bicultural border-crosser who grew up both in Minnesota and the Sierra Madre mountains and Oaxaca in Mexico. She has a strong interest in Mexico's native cultures; her mother is a Zapotec Indian, and Downs has studied and sung in languages including Zapotec, Nahuatl, Maya and Mixtec. Though as a college student she intended to sing opera, a period of soul-searching (which included following the Grateful Dead around) led her to investigate traditional Mexican music, albeit through a modern, jazz-influenced filter. She toured with bands like los Cadetes de Yodoyuxi and la Trova Serrana, and began to find her signature style when she hooked up with saxophonist Paul Cohen. From 1999's <I>La Sandunga</i> to 2004's <i>Una Sangre: One Blood</i>, Downs has carved a unique niche for herself: an innovator working off of native traditions, she's both a champion of native cultures and a darling of the world music scene. - Sarah Bardeen http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9582102&variant=play&rws=%2Flila-downs%2Ftop-tracks.rss Latin Tue, 4 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Lila Downs on Rhapsody Online 9582102 tra.9582102 Lila Downs art.21843 0.99 La Cantina alb.9581215 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/5/0/3/793055_170x170.jpg 2006-04-04 00:00:00.0 2006-04-04 00:00:00.0 true Tu Recuerdo Y Yo tra.9582102 197000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9582102&variant=play&rws=%2Flila-downs%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9582102&variant=data&rws=%2Flila-downs%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9582099&variant=play&rws=%2Flila-downs%2Ftop-tracks.rss Cantautor Tue, 4 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Lila Downs 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