Lila Downs and Dora the Explorer comadres? It just kind of makes sense that they would be friends. The popular Mexican singer and the diminutive animated TV character share a sense of adventure, an ...

The musical vision of Lila Downs comes from the unique intersection of her circumstances and cultures. She was raised in Minneapolis by her American father and by her mother in Oaxaca in southern ...

One day while she was working in her mother's shop in Oaxaca, Mexico, a man came in and asked Lila Downs to translate his son's death certificate. Downs, who is bilingual, read the document, which ...

Betto is back with Raul alongside guest curator and legendary singer Lila Downs. From the Costa Chica of Guerrero,we hear a beautiful bolero from sisters Las Hermanas Garcia, “Desesperanza.” Lila ...

Costa Mesa — Singer songwriter Lila Downs has won a Grammy in the category of Best Música Mexicana Album and five Latin Grammys in the categories of Best Folk Album and Best Traditional Pop Vocal ...

Throughout her challenging career as a singer, songwriter and musician, Lila Downs has paid homage to the music and traditions of her rich Mexican heritage without ignoring what music has become in ...

It's been quite a year for Mexican folk singer Lila Downs. She earned a Grammy in February, she released a new recording and she honored her father's life. Downs returns to Tucson for a performance ...

KINGSTON, N.Y. — Singer Lila Downs is scheduled to perform at the Ulster Performing Arts Center in Kingston on Saturday, March 22, at 8 p.m. Described as an “Iconic Grammy and Latin Grammy ...

Latina singer and composer Lila Downs Downs talks is touring with a new album, Shake Away. The ranchera and jazz singer talks about her singing career, balancing marriage with show business and what ...

This September, as part of Latino Heritage Month, I spoke with Lila Downs, a singer with roots in both Mexico and the United States. Since we last spoke, Downs's latest album, "Shake Away," has been ...