La Cantina
World
| Apr 2006
Reviews
Decca
Reviewed 2006-04-06
Reviewed 2006-04-06
With her rich, husky voice and fiery, almost jazzy style, Mexican/American/Mixtec singer/sngwriter Lila Downs has developed a huge and loyal following. This release celebrates the Mexican cancion ranchera, which is rather like fado, typically about heartache and longing, though much of the music sounds happy. But Downs puts her own stamp on it and moves it into the 21st century. Flaco Jimenez guests. Love this! One of the best in a long time.
*1. Bright mid/uptempo w/screaming guitar, hot vox/perc. Yow!
*2. Happy conjunto sound w/accordion.
3. Downtempo & lush w/cool guitar/perc breaks. So good!
*4. Fado-esque intro, beats, programming, hip hop. Seriously cool.
5. Slow, sad song of heartbreak. Gorgeous.
*6. Fast, fast, fast. Guitars/vox/chorus wildly energetic.
7. Slow, then spoken word. Great, tragic, romantic. Sob!
*8. Fun uptempo conjunto jam w/programming.
9. Slow & sad w/soaring vox, quiet guitar, lots of emotion.
10. Machine guns? Midtempo w/a fairly traditional, rootsy sound.
11. Slow & heartbreaking w/soaring vox, lush strings.
12. Tubas! Big brass band sound. Midtempo Mexican oom-pah.
*13. In English. Swinging folk song gets into a solid rock groove.
14. Slow, delicious a capella track. Elegant, stately, powerful.
15. Gorgeous harp/bass/guitar/vox. Slow, sad, full of longing.
*1. Bright mid/uptempo w/screaming guitar, hot vox/perc. Yow!
*2. Happy conjunto sound w/accordion.
3. Downtempo & lush w/cool guitar/perc breaks. So good!
*4. Fado-esque intro, beats, programming, hip hop. Seriously cool.
5. Slow, sad song of heartbreak. Gorgeous.
*6. Fast, fast, fast. Guitars/vox/chorus wildly energetic.
7. Slow, then spoken word. Great, tragic, romantic. Sob!
*8. Fun uptempo conjunto jam w/programming.
9. Slow & sad w/soaring vox, quiet guitar, lots of emotion.
10. Machine guns? Midtempo w/a fairly traditional, rootsy sound.
11. Slow & heartbreaking w/soaring vox, lush strings.
12. Tubas! Big brass band sound. Midtempo Mexican oom-pah.
*13. In English. Swinging folk song gets into a solid rock groove.
14. Slow, delicious a capella track. Elegant, stately, powerful.
15. Gorgeous harp/bass/guitar/vox. Slow, sad, full of longing.
Recent airplay
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Tacos, Cultura, y Chismes con DJ YJ y La Pimienta — Jul 05, 2016
La Cumbia Del Mole
DJ YJ's World Variety Sampler — Jun 24, 2016
La Cumbia Del Mole
DJ YJ's World Variety Show — Jun 21, 2016
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DJ YJ's World Variety Show — Jun 21, 2016
La Cumbia Del Mole (English Version), El Relampago
08-05-2014 — Aug 05, 2014
Yo Ya Me Voy
BravoMarco Variety Show — Aug 02, 2014
Charting
2006-04-09 — 2006-06-11
Reggae/World
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jun 11 | 2 |
| Jun 4 | 2 |
| May 28 | 2 |
| May 21 | 1 |
| May 14 | 5 |
| May 7 | 2 |
| Apr 30 | 4 |
| Apr 23 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | La Cumbia Del Mole | ||
| 2. | El Corrido De Tacha "La Teibolera" | ||
| 3. | Agua De Rosas | ||
| 4. | Tu Recuerdo Y Yo | ||
| 5. | La Cama De Piedra | ||
| 6. | El Relampago | ||
| 7. | Penas Del Alma | ||
| 8. | La Tequilera | ||
| 9. | Pa' Todo El Ano | ||
| 10. | El Centenario | ||
| 11. | La Noche De Mi Mal | ||
| 12. | Arboles De La Barranca | ||
| 13. | La Cumbia Del Mole (English Version) | ||
| 14. | Yo Ya Me Voy | ||
| 15. | Amarga Navidad |