Shake Away/Ojo de Culebra | Lila Downs | Lilla Downs is Authenticity in its value

Shake Away/Ojo de Culebra | Lila Downs | Why isn't she on the cover of the Rolling Stone?

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	Shake Away/Ojo de Culebra Lila Downs Manhattan Records, 2008 average customer review:based on 9 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Exploring and expressing Mexico's rich culture has been a lifelong passion for vocalist Lila Downs. With a voice that is varied in color and range, Lila cuts a striking figure live as well - she embodies the spirit of her music with an emotion-drenched physicality. Lila's profile was raised significantly with her stunning performance in the hit film Frida, starring Salma Hayek in the title role. Lila also performed the Oscar-nominated song from the film at the Academy Awards ceremony, becoming the first Latina to perform at the telecast. Her new album Shake Away evokes her home country's rich folk-music legacy while pulsing with modern arrangements.

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Lilla Downs is Authenticity in its value

I own all of this artists cd s, just love what she can do with her voice. Every song is just wonderful, music and lyrics. She just seems to do it for me, what can I say, I m just hoping she will come to Montreal very soon. Great cd for Lilla fans to have

Why isn't she on the cover of the Rolling Stone?

We've been anxiously waiting for this release since we heard some of these songs performed live in Wilmington, NC. As usual, Lila Downs and her band give us some fantastic new material. Also, with "Black Magic Woman" she does her unique black magic of taking someone else's song or a traditional folksong and making it her own.
Don't just buy this CD, buy all of them she's released so far and book some tickets for her concerts as well! This exciting music deserves much more attention north of the border than the short review she had recently in Rolling Stone, and her great interview on NPR.

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Lilia at her best

The more I listen to Lilia's Shake Away the more I like it. I love her bands intricate skills, playing different styles and rhythms, weaving Native Mexican, South American and Jazz - Pop song styles together.

Who can resist?

Nina Simone, Grace Slick, Tish Hinojosa...she evokes them all (at least in my ears).
A gorgeous album -- in turns delightful, hopeful, yearning, seductive, sincere...

A must for the fans, optional for the rest!

I like Lila Downs and I have all her previous CDs. This new release, from its booklet to the orchestration seems to be directed at young listeners (at heart or otherwise !). There are neither any ground-breaking tunes nor complete failures. Her "protest" style surfaces here and there. All in all, Paul Cohen and his friends perform quite nicely (even better than before) and Lila Downs sings perfectly as always. The reason for my 4 stars instead of 5 is this: They (Downs & Cohen & friends) did not go further and instead chose to play in the safe ground. No experimentations here, no extraordinary vocals, no "wow"! Still, this is a fine album for fans and Latin lovers.

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