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Sihasin & Lindy Vision
May 4thAnn Napolitano - Sold Out!
May 6thThe Kipsies
May 9thJason Joshua
May 9thJake Shimabukuro
May 10thThe Kipsies
May 11thJake Shimabukuro
May 11thMariee Siou
May 12thKiran Ahluwalia
May 12thKiran Ahluwalia
May 13thMike Zito
May 14thEtana
May 15thEtana & Kabaka Pyramid
May 16thNew Mexico Heritage Celebration
May 18thThe Sadies
May 30thEliza Gilkyson
May 31stEliza Gilkyson
June 1stChristopher Paul Stelling
June 6thChristopher Paul Stelling
June 7thJesse Dayton
June 8thLara Manzanares
June 13thRev. Peyton's Big Damn Band
June 19thFelix Gato Peralta
June 20thFelix Y Los Gatos
July 17thCarolyn Wonderland
July 23rdLara Manzanares
July 24thCarolyn Wonderland
July 24thWailing Souls
August 15thAndrea Magee's She Rises
August 31stBlack Uhuru
September 12thAlejandro Brittes
September 20thThird World
October 3rdCeú
October 8thIndigenous Heritage Celebration featuring Innastate
October 19thTopHouse
November 21stLila Downs
at
The Lensic
Add to Cal
Tickets cost $49, $59 and $69 (plus applicable service charges). They are also available from the Lensic Box Office (505-988-1234).
Lila Downs is one of the most influential artists in Latin America. She has one of the most unique voices in the world and is known for her charismatic performances. His own compositions combine genres and rhythms as diverse as Mexican rancheras and corridos, boleros, jazz standards, hip-hop, cumbia and popular American music. Frequently her lyrics focus on justice, immigration and women's problems.
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 several native American languages such as Zapotec, Mixtec, Nahuatl, Mayan and Purepecha.
She has been invited to sing with symphonies such as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony and the UNAM Symphony in Mexico, as well as with Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. She has given concerts at Carnegie Hall, the Lincoln Center, the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, the Hollywood Bowl and the National Auditorium in Mexico City. She was invited by Barack Obama to sing in the White House. Lila has recorded nine studio albums. She has been nominated for nine Grammy awards and has won six.