Like many Mexican singers, Lila Downs started out her singing career performing
rancheras, the traditional form of Mexican folk singing. Her Mexican roots
define Downs' music and image - she often records in Mixtec, her native tongue
and a language spoken by half a million people. She also records in other native
Mexican languages such as Mayan, Zapotec and Nahuati.
Downs is a versatile singer who is able to effortlessly cross genres and in her
music the listener will detect a wide variety of musical flavours including
rock, rap, hip-hop, flamenco and even reggae as well as th...