Mondavi Center Presents
Lila Downs
Dos Corazones: Día De Muertos
Honor the traditions of Día de Muertos with Lila Downs, one of the most influential and representative artists of Mexican music in Latin America.
Known for the importance she gives to issues such as social justice within her music, Downs has lent her voice to various activism issues, mainly regarding issues related to the indigenous population in Latin America; giving a voice to migrants and indigenous people. A singular and powerful voice, both as a singer and an activist, Downs bridges traditions from across the Americas, with influences ranging from folk and ranchera music from Mexico and South America, to North American folk, jazz, blues and hip hop.
Run time: 1hr and 30min with no intermission.
Sponsored by
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The Nancy and Hank Fisher Family Fund
Día de los Muertos
Community Ofrenda
Bring copies of photos of loved ones to place on the altar, and offerings of their favorite items.
October 23rd-31st
9am-3pm and during performances
Yoche Dehe Grand Lobby
Created in partnership with the Latino Center for Art & Culture
Artist Bio
Lila Downs
Lila Downs
Winner of 6 Latin Grammys and one Grammy, celebrated singer Lila Downs is one of the most powerful and unique voices that exist today. With a symbolic stage presence and emotional storytelling through song, her singing transcends all language barriers.
Born and raised in both Oaxaca and Minnesota, Lila Downs is the daughter of a Mixtec Indigenous woman and Anglo-American father. She has written narratives of Indigenous resistance protecting the original vision of the sacred plants and food of her Oaxacan culture while keeping the traditions of the American continent. A passionate human rights activist, Lila Downs’s lyrics often focus on stories ranging from social injustice to the suppressed Latin American stories of women of indigenous and working-class origins.
Lila Downs’s music embraces influences from the folkloric and ranchera music of Mexico to the music of the southern United States, crossing barriers and generating sounds that go from Folk, Jazz, Folkloric Blues, Indigena, and ranchera to Hip Hop.
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