| Lila Downs Wins the Grammy for Best Mexican Album of the Year Reed Johnson - The Los Angeles Times | |
| go to original February 11, 2013 |
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Music video by Lila Downs performing Palomo Del Comalito. (LilaDownsVEVO)
Lila Downs, the colorfully theatrical Oaxacan singer-songwriter who mixes indigenous Mexican roots music with contemporary sounds, has won the award for regional Mexican album, including Tejano.
Downs' "Pecados y Milagros" (Sins and Miracles) won in a field often dominated by Mexican regional genres such as ranchera and norteño
Besides English and Spanish, Downs also sings in indigenous Mexican languages such as Mixtec, Zapotec and Nahuatl, an artistic choice that underscores her political involvement in supporting native people's rights.
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