Lila Downs - Shake Away
Lila Downs - Shake Away
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Genre: Pop Rock, World, Ethno
September 2, 2008 "Label: Manhattan Records
The Mexican-American singer’s eighth album is her most adventurous, mixing traditional folk music and images with well-judged pop touches.
Tracks:
1. Little Man
2. Ojo De Culebra - (featuring La Mari)
3. Minimum Wage
4. Perro Negro - (featuring Ixaya Mazatzin Tleytol)
5. Yo Envido El Viento (I Envy The Wind)
6. Skeleton
7. Black Magic Woman - (featuring Raul Midon)
8. I Would Never
9. Justica - (featuring Enrique Bunbury)
10. Taco De Palabras
11. Los Pollos - (featuring Gilberto Gutierrez)
12. Tierra De Luz - (featuring Mercedes Sosa)
13. Silent Thunder
14. Shake Away
15. I Envy The Wind
16. Nothing But The Truth
Personnel:
Lila Downs
Cllark Gayton - trombone, tuba
Lila Downs - vocals
Anat Cohen - clarinet
Brian Lynch - trumpet
Paul Cohen - clarinet, tenor saxophone
Samuel Torres - percussion
Celso Duarte
Ken Basman - guitar
Yayo - drums, percussion
Rob Curto - accordion
Booker King - bass guitar
Juancho Herrera
Also: Raul Midon, Mercedes Sosa, Enrique Bunbury, La Mari
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.
The Mexican-American singer’s eighth album is her most adventurous, mixing traditional folk music and images with well-judged pop touches. It is also, by a distance, her best set to date. There’s not even a stumble among the 17 tracks, despite them including unlikely covers from Fleetwood Mac (Black Magic Woman) and Lucinda Williams (I Envy the Wind).
Fans who buy into Downs for what she brings to the party as a Mixtec Indian will enjoy the tequila-laden hoedown of Perro Negro, but the finest moments come on the passionate Tierra De Luz.