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Born: 1968 in Oaxaca, Mexico
Years Active: 90 's, 00's
Genre: Latin

Biography:
Singer Lila Downs grew up with the culture of her father, a professor from the United States, but eventually turned her back on it to explore the tradition of her mother, a Mixteca Indian from Mexico. In doing so, she has created a very individual strain of song that has indigenous Mexican roots and North American sonorities. Born in 1968, she spen... Continue Bio >>

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Discography:
2008 Shake Away/Ojo de Culebra
2008 Ojo de Culebra
2006 Cantina "Entre Copa y Copa"
2006 Cantina
2004 Una Sangre (One Blood)
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Influenced By: Caetano Veloso The Grateful Dead Los Lobos Lydia Mendoza Selena More >>

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