lila downs concert

Saw Lila Downs in a concert in her hometown Friday. Fantastic show. For Tlaxiaco, this was a big deal (covered in local media). She played a mix of traditional mixteca songs and latin jazz. The locals sang along to the traditional canciones. Favorites for me included the Cumbia del Mole, El Feo, La Cucaracha, the song where she warns the pollos because she heard they were gonna make pollo con arroz for dinner, and Justicia!

For the encore, she brought on the local Tlaxiaco band (looked like middle and high school kids) to play some traditional Oaxaquena songs.