Lotería Cantada
Encyclopedia
Lotería Cantada is a 2006 DVD
featuring the Mexican
-American
singer
Lila Downs
in a series of concerts held in Mexico City
and Oaxaca City, Mexico
, in February 2006. The DVD is the result of a collaboration by a number of film makers working with Downs and her band. According to Down's web site, "Images were edited and intervened by nine visual artists: Ivonne Fuentes, Bruno Varela, Alejandro Cantú, Pedro Jiménez, Mario Viveros, Sal V. Ricalde, Fernando Llanos, Johnny Moreno and Elena Pardo." The performances were benefit concerts for the Guadalupe Musalem Scholarship Fund.
The music features original works and traditional Mexican songs that Downs has featured on her recordings. Included are Downs' take on "La Cucaracha
" and her reading of the story of "La Llorona
". Extra features include an "on the road" video of Downs and her band on tour, and an experimental video done by Downs' father, Allen Downs. Her filmmaker father died when Downs was young so his video features Lila as a toddler with her mother in the Mixteca Alta of Oaxaca
.
The DVD features subtitles.
DVD
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featuring the Mexican
Mexico
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-American
United States
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singer
Lead vocalist
The lead vocalist is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song. They may also play one or more instruments. Lead vocalists are sometimes referred to as the frontman or frontwoman, and as such, are usually considered to be the "leader" of the groups they perform in, often the...
Lila Downs
Lila Downs
Lila Downs is a Mexican singer-songwriter. She performs her own compositions as well as tapping into Mexican traditional and popular music...
in a series of concerts held in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
and Oaxaca City, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, in February 2006. The DVD is the result of a collaboration by a number of film makers working with Downs and her band. According to Down's web site, "Images were edited and intervened by nine visual artists: Ivonne Fuentes, Bruno Varela, Alejandro Cantú, Pedro Jiménez, Mario Viveros, Sal V. Ricalde, Fernando Llanos, Johnny Moreno and Elena Pardo." The performances were benefit concerts for the Guadalupe Musalem Scholarship Fund.
The music features original works and traditional Mexican songs that Downs has featured on her recordings. Included are Downs' take on "La Cucaracha
La Cucaracha
"La Cucaracha" is a traditional Spanish folk corrido that became popular in Mexico during the Mexican Revolution. It has additionally become a verse played on car horns.-Origins:...
" and her reading of the story of "La Llorona
La Llorona
La Llorona is a widespread legend in Mexico, Puerto Rico and Central America. Although several variations exist, the basic story tells of a beautiful woman by the name of Maria killing her children by drowning them, in order to be with the man that she loved. When the man rejects her, she kills...
". Extra features include an "on the road" video of Downs and her band on tour, and an experimental video done by Downs' father, Allen Downs. Her filmmaker father died when Downs was young so his video features Lila as a toddler with her mother in the Mixteca Alta of Oaxaca
Oaxaca
Oaxaca , , officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca is one of the 31 states which, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided into 571 municipalities; of which 418 are governed by the system of customs and traditions...
.
The DVD features subtitles.
Track list
- El Pescador
- Dignificada
- One Blood
- Cucaracha
- Hanal Weech (cumbia Maya)
- Naila
- Mother Jones
- La Iguana
- Malinche
- La Llorona
- Paloma Negra
- Viborita (Concierto callejero en Oaxaca)
Extras
- "La Cumbia del Mole" ( video clip, directed by Johnny Moreno)
- Love Shots (short film by Allen Downs, Lila father, 1974)
- En el Camino/ On the Road (documentary by Elena Pardo)
- Lila + Pintores de Oaxaca (conversations with Oaxacan painters: Guillermo Olguin, José Luis García y Luis Zárate)
- Lila + Cortometrajes (short films) ...and more.