LILA DOWNS ANNOUNCES SEPT 2 RELEASE & US TOUR

August 19, 2008

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> LILA DOWNS ANNOUNCES SEPT. 2 RELEASE
> OF DIVERSE NEW ALBUM “SHAKE AWAY”;
> ACCLAIMED MEXICAN-AMERICAN SINGER SET TO EMBARK UPON 10-CITY U.S.
> TOUR
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> NEW YORK, NY August 19, 2008 - Exploring and expressing Mexico’s
> rich culture has been a lifelong passion for Lila Downs. On Shake
> Away, Downs takes listeners on a journey that’s both intensely
> personal and vividly universal. Recorded in New York and Mexico
> City, the songs range from the pointed “Minimum Wage” to the
> mystical “Silent Thunder” to a cover of Lucinda Williams’ “I Envy
> The Wind” in English and Spanish (”Yo Envidio El Viento”) versions.
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> On Shake Away Lila invites a group of special guests, including the
> legendary Argentinean singer Mercedes Sosa on a duet of her song
> “Tierra de Luz” (Land of Light); longtime amigo Ruben Albarran from
> Café Tacuba joins Lila on “Perro Negro’ (”Black Dog”); and on a
> cover of “Black Magic Woman, Lila switches between Spanish and
> English with the help of acclaimed singer/guitarist and label mate,
> Raul Midon.
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> To bring her vision and songs on Shake Away to fruition, along with
> her seven-man band, La Misteriosa, and producers Paul Cohen (also
> her collaborator and husband), Aneiro Tano and Brian Lynch, Downs
> plays guitar and percussion. The band utilizes traditional
> instruments including accordion, harp and clarinet. The trumpet,
> trombone and tuba appear in several arrangements, bringing the
> sound somewhere between Mexico and New Orleans.
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> Though many new songs address the heated topics of immigration,
> political justice, and transformation, Downs’ vulnerability,
> compassion and humor are also clear, her siren song irresistible on
> Shake Away. From the Beat poet-style of ‘Truth” to the spare
> dolorous “Yo Envidio El Vento”– which is followed up the almost-
> carnival atmosphere of “Perro Negro”–Shake Away is a triumph.
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> With a voice that is varied in color and range, Lila Downs cuts a
> striking figure live as well - she embodies the spirit of her music
> with an emotion-drenched physicality. She will be on tour this fall
> in support of Shake Away (dates below).
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> 13-Sep Washington, DC Kennedy Center
> 15-Sep New York, NY Town Hall, Mexican Independence Day
> 18-Sep Boulder, CO E Town Boulder Theatre
> 19-Sep Albuquerque, NM Globalquerque
> 21-Sep Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl (w/Nortec, Michael Franti, &
> Ozomatli)
> 22-Sep San Diego, CA House of Blues
> 24-Sep Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
> 25-Sep Seattle, WA Moore Theatre (support act: Leroy Bell)
> 27-Sep San Jose, CA San Jose Mariachi Festival (w/Linda
> Ronstadt & Aida Cuevas)
> 28-Sep San Jose, CA Plaza de Cesar Chavez
> 30-Sep Chicago, IL Harris Theatre