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Lila Downs

Lila Downs

Lila Downs is one of the most most influential artists in Latin America. She has one of the world’s most singular voices, and is known for her charismatic performances. Her own compositions often combine genres and rhythms as diverse as Mexican rancheras and corridos, boleros, jazz standards, hip-hop, cumbia, and North American folk music. Her music often focuses on social justice, immigration, and women’s issues.

She grew up in both Minnesota and Oaxaca Mexico, her mother is from the Mixtec indigenous group, and her father was Scottish-American. Lila sings in Spanish, English, and varios Native American languages as Zapotec, Mixtec, Nahuatl, Maya, and Purepecha.

She has recorded duets with artists as diverse as Mercedes Sosa, Caetano Veloso, Juanes, Nora Jones, Juan Gabriel, Santana, The Chieftains, Diego La Cigala, Celso Piña and Toto La Momposina. Chavela Vargas “named” Lila her “sucessor”.

Lila has graced the stages of many of the world’s most prestigious festivals and venues including Jazz at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, and the Hollywood Bowl. She was invited by Barack Obama to sing at the White House, and has performed at the Oscars for her participation in the film Frida.

Lila has recorded 15 studio albums and 2 lives. She has been nominated for nine Grammy Awards and has won six.

Lila Downs en números
Facebook: 1.500.000 fans
Spotify: 2.007.447 oyentes mensual
Canal Youtube: 303.879.650 visualizaciones
Grammy Awards: 6 (9 nominaciones)

The Mexican American singer has a stunning voice, a confident multicultural vision grounded in her Mixtec Indian roots. Los Angeles Times

Ms. Downs has multiple voices, from an airborne near-falsetto down to a forthright alto and a sultry, emotive contralto. New York Times

Few alternative artists have the dynamic power and range of this bilingual warrior-woman, who has recorded nine albums, earning a Grammy and four Latin Grammys along the way. NPR

Xenia França

Xenia França

Nacida en Bahia, la cantante brasileña Xenia França se convirtió en referencia de empoderamiento femenino, principalmente para las mujeres negras. Con una vibración muy contemporánea, su música mezcla sonoridades pop, soul, jazz y afro.

Fue nominada al Latin Grammy 2018 por su álbum de debut Xenia, y también por la música “Pra que me chamas?”

Además de haber protagonizado la portada de la revista Marie Claire, Xenia fue nominada al Women Music Award en las categorías Mejor Videoclip y también Mejor Show.

La artista se presentó en los principales festivales brasileños, así también como en EEUU (Summerstage NYC, Globalfest, Millenium Stage Kennedy Center…), en Colombia y en Alemania. Xenia estará girando por el viejo continente durante el verano 2021.