ARTIST: Lila Downs
TITLE: La Cantina
LABEL: Narada / Virgin
GENRE: Latin
BITRATE: 189kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 57min total
RELEASE DATE: 2006-03-06
RIP DATE: 2006-02-09
Track List
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01. Cumbia Del Mole (Spanish 4:10
Version)
02. Tacha 3:45
03. Agua De Rosas 4:23
04. Te Recuerdo Y Yo 3:17
05. La Cama De Piedra 4:01
06. El Relampago 3:09
07. Traigo Penas En El Alma 3:30
08. La Tequilera 2:45
09. Pa' Todo El Ano 3:21
10. El Centenario 3:05
11. La Noche De Mi Mal 2:46
12. Arboles De La Barranca 2:52
13. Cumbia Del Mole (English 4:11
Version)
14. Yo Ya Me Voy 2:53
15. Amarga Navidad 4:21
16. Donde Estas Papa ? 5:10
Release Notes:
Exploring and expressing Mexico's rich culture has been a lifelong passion for
Lila Downs. LA CANTINA: "Entre Copa y Copa..." marks a unique turn in her
career path, as she focuses intently on the rich and familiar repertoire of
Mexico's beloved cancion ranchera tradition. The cancion ranchera is typically
a ballad about heartache, solitude, love and longing - a song such as one
would typically hear in a local cantina. It is a musical tradition quite akin
to PortugalÆs fado, or to the Delta blues - deeply soulful, often lamenting,
always emotionally vivid. Downs and her partner,multi-instrumentalist Paul
Cohen reflect, "Our new album brings out smiles and complicity from every
person in the audience. After all, who doesn't like to go out to a bar, have
some drinks and cry to your favorite songs?.... Well, maybe not everyone
cries, but we can all remember - as we say in Spanish: æI'm not crying. ItÆs
that cigarette smoke making my eyes burn....Æ"
Special guest Flaco Jimenez, the legendary Tejano accordionist, brings his
rootsy norte±o sound to the mix. In the hands of Lila and her band, this
historic repertoire is handled with a hip, contemporary edge that surely draws
from her residency in the great melting pot of New York City in recent years -
a world away from her dual upbringing in Minnesota and the Sierra Madre
mountains of Oaxaca.