Lila Downs' First-Ever Career-Spanning Hits Collection, 'The Very Best Of El Alma De Lila Downs,' to be Released June 30 by Capitol/EMI

Lila Downs' First-Ever Career-Spanning Hits Collection, 'The Very Best Of El Alma De Lila Downs,' to be Released June 30 by Capitol/EMI

New CD and Digital Collection Features 18 Standout Tracks, Including 'Arenita Azul,' 'La Cucaracha' & 'La Linea'

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Capitol/EMI announces the first ever career-spanning hits collection for the acclaimed Oscar(R) and Grammy(R)-nominated recording artist Lila Downs, to be released on CD and digitally on June 30. The Very Best Of El Alma De Lila Downs features 18 standout tracks, including "Arenita Azul," "La Cucaracha," and "La Linea."

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Several of Downs' songs from critically acclaimed film soundtracks are also featured, including "La Nina" from Real Women Have Curves, "La Llorona" from Frida, a soundtrack for which Downs was nominated for an Academy Award(R), and "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" from Tortilla Soup.

Lila Downs was born in Oaxaca, Mexico and resides there today. Her jazz-tinged traditional folk songwriting and performance style has been inspired by the region's rich local culture and history, including the native music styles of the Maya, Aztec, Mixtec, Nahua, and Zapotec cultures, as well as by her travels to other places in the world.

The Very Best Of El Alma De Lila Downs gathers a broad variety of highlights from Downs' recording career, with tracks spanning 1999's La Sandunga through 2006's La Cantina.

For more information about Lila Downs, visit her official site: www.liladowns.com.

   Lila Downs: The Very Best Of El Alma De Lila Downs (CD, digital)    Track                                Original Album (Year of Release)   1.  La Cama de Piedra                La Cantina (2006)   2.  Naila                            La Sandunga (1999)   3.  El Venadito                      La Sandunga (1999)   4.  Paloma Negra                     Una Sangra (One Blood) (2004)   5.  La Cucaracha                     Una Sangra (One Blood) (2004)   6.  La Llorona                       La Sandunga (1999)   7.  Agua de Rosas                    La Cantina (2006)   8.  Dignificada                      Una Sangra (One Blood) (2004)   9.  La Nina                          Border (La Linea) (2001)   10. La Martiniana                    Border (La Linea) (2001)   11. Arenita Azul                     Tree of Life (2000)   12. La Cumbia del Mole               La Cantina (2006)   13. La Linea                         Border (La Linea) (2001)   14. Cielo Rojo                       Una Sangra (One Blood) (2004)   15. Tu Recuerdo y Yo                 La Cantina (2006)   16. Un Poco Mas                      La Sandunga (1999)   17. Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps        Border (La Linea) (2001)   18. Cancion Mixteca                  La Sandunga (1999)  

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Source: Capitol/EMI

CONTACT: Jennifer Ballantyne of EMI Music North America,
+1-323-871-5494, jennifer.ballantyne@emicap.com

Web Site: http://www.liladowns.com/

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