Lila Downs took to the stage like a chiltepin—a wild chili pepper known for producing intense heat despite its diminutive size—at Centennial Hall (Thursday, April 28) kicking off the annual Agave ...

It’s no surprise that singer Lila Downs is working on a new musical project centered on Day of the Dead and chocolate. The celebration of the dead is profoundly observed in Oaxaca where her mother was ...

It's been quite a year for Mexican folk singer Lila Downs. She earned a Grammy in February, she released a new recording and she honored her father's life. Downs returns to Tucson for a performance ...

Lila Downs has a unique take on Mexican music, blending traditional Mexican classics with her own funky, danceable mix an including large helpinging of indigenous language lyrics. Getting into the Dia ...

TV cooking competition live show features all-star chefs Oct 25. Singer schedules a performance at the Gallo Center. State Theatre stages Phantasm In The Footlights Oct 30-31. Get the Eat. Sip. Play.

(AP) — Fluency in Spanish isn’t necessary to understand Lila Downs’ shape-shifting voice: It transcends language, carrying pure emotion. On her latest album, “Balas y Chocolate” (Bullets and Chocolate ...

Dia de los Muertos, the Mexican holiday in which people remember and pay respects to family members who have passed on, officially takes place Nov. 1-2, and many Bay Area celebrations and performances ...

Lila Downs's new album is all about chilies; yup, it's HOT! Produced by Camilo Lara aka Mexican Institute of Sound, the album includes several covers including this gorgeous version of Manu Chao's ...

Lila Downs, one of the most respected Mexican American performers in the United States, has released a new bilingual single,"The Demagogue," dedicated to the Republican presidential candidate Donald ...

One of Berkeley’s biggest Día de los Muertos celebrations goes on amid increased fears by some in the Latino community. In the face of enhanced Immigration enforcement, how Mexican American Grammy ...