The Very Best Of: El alma de Lila Downs

~ Release by Lila Downs (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1La cama de piedra
producer:
Paul Cohen (American saxophonist), Lila Downs and Aneiro Taño
mixer:
Aneiro Taño
cover recording of:
Cama de piedra
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
4:00
2Naila
recorded in and mixed in:
San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico (in 1997-04)
recording engineer and mixer:
Paul Voudouris (in 1997-04)
baritone saxophone [sax baritono / baritone saxophone]:
Dennis Hart (saxophonist)
clarinet [clarinete / clarinet]:
Eduardo Corzo
conch [caracol / sea shell] and percussion [percusión / percussion]:
Mauricio Celis
double bass [contrabajo / acoustic upright bass]:
'Hopalong' Chagoyán
guitar [guitarra / guitar]:
Gil Gutiérrez
piano and tenor saxophone [sax tenor / tenor saxophone]:
Paul Cohen (Saxophonist and husband of Lila Downs)
arranger:
Paul Cohen (Saxophonist and husband of Lila Downs)
cover recording of:
Naela
lyricist and composer:
Jesús Rasgado
3:13
3El venadito
recorded in and mixed in:
San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico (in 1997-04)
recording engineer and mixer:
Paul Voudouris (in 1997-04)
baritone saxophone [sax baritono / baritone saxophone]:
Dennis Hart (saxophonist)
clarinet [clarinete / clarinet]:
Eduardo Corzo
conch [caracol / sea shell] and percussion [percusión / percussion]:
Mauricio Celis
double bass [contrabajo / acoustic upright bass]:
'Hopalong' Chagoyán
guitar [guitarra / guitar]:
Gil Gutiérrez
piano and tenor saxophone [sax tenor / tenor saxophone]:
Paul Cohen (Saxophonist and husband of Lila Downs)
arranger:
Paul Cohen (Saxophonist and husband of Lila Downs)
cover recording of:
El venadito
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:31
4Paloma negra
acoustic bass guitar:
Yunior Terry
acoustic guitar:
Lila Downs
guest acoustic guitar, guest marímbula, guest Mexican vihuela and guest violin:
Ernesto Anaya
guest cajón, guest kanjira, guest maracas [maracón], guest taiko and guest udu:
Satoshi Takeishi (Japanese drummer, percussionist, and arranger)
arranger:
Ernesto Anaya, Lila Downs and Celso Duarte
cover recording of:
Paloma negra
lyricist and composer:
Tomás Méndez (Mexican composer and singer)
4:32
5La cucaracha
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Gilherme Monteiro
bass guitar:
Yunior Terry
guest cajón, guest kanjira, guest maracas [maracón], guest taiko and guest udu:
Satoshi Takeishi (Japanese drummer, percussionist, and arranger)
arranger:
Paul Cohen (Saxophonist and husband of Lila Downs) and Lila Downs
cover recording of:
La cucaracha
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
4:42
6La Llorona
producer:
Paul Cohen (Saxophonist and husband of Lila Downs), Lila Downs and Aneiro Taño
mixer:
Jean B. Smit
ankle rattlers [coyollis], bongos, congas and ocarina:
Carlos 'Poppis' Tovar
cajón and djembe [djembé]:
Carlos 'Pelusa' Rivarola
guest double bass [acoustic bass]:
Agustin Bernal
guest piano:
Gabriel Hernández (Cuban jazz pianist)
güiro [guiro]:
Carlos 'Poppis' Tovar and Lila Downs
guitar, harp and violin:
Celso Duarte
spoons:
Lila Downs
struck idiophone [turtle shell]:
Carlos 'Pelusa' Rivarola and Carlos 'Poppis' Tovar
vocals:
Lila Downs
arranger:
Paul Cohen (Saxophonist and husband of Lila Downs)
recorded at:
AT studio in Ciudad de México (Mexico City), Mexico (from 2001-03 until 2001-04)
cover recording of:
La Llorona
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
5:30
7Agua de rosas
producer:
Paul Cohen (American saxophonist), Lila Downs and Aneiro Taño
mixer:
Aneiro Taño
recording of:
Agua de rosas
writer:
Paul Cohen (Saxophonist and husband of Lila Downs) and Lila Downs
4:23
8Dignificada
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Gilherme Monteiro
bass guitar:
Yunior Terry
guest cajón, guest kanjira, guest maracas [maracón], guest taiko and guest udu:
Satoshi Takeishi (Japanese drummer, percussionist, and arranger)
arranger:
Paul Cohen (Saxophonist and husband of Lila Downs) and Lila Downs
recording of:
Dignificada
writer:
Paul Cohen (Saxophonist and husband of Lila Downs), Lila Downs and Armando Villarreal (Mexican bolero composer)
3:48
9La niña
producer:
Paul Cohen (Saxophonist and husband of Lila Downs), Lila Downs and Aneiro Taño
mixer:
Jean B. Smit
ankle rattlers [coyollis], bongos, congas and ocarina:
Carlos 'Poppis' Tovar
cajón and djembe [djembé]:
Carlos 'Pelusa' Rivarola
clarinet, keyboard and tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Paul Cohen (Saxophonist and husband of Lila Downs)
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Chuco Mendoza
guest cello:
Rodrigo Duarte
güiro [guiro]:
Carlos 'Poppis' Tovar and Lila Downs
guitar, harp and violin:
Celso Duarte
spoons:
Lila Downs
struck idiophone [turtle shell]:
Carlos 'Pelusa' Rivarola and Carlos 'Poppis' Tovar
vocals:
Lila Downs
recorded at:
AT studio in Ciudad de México (Mexico City), Mexico (from 2001-03 until 2001-04)
recording of:
La niña
writer:
Paul Cohen (Saxophonist and husband of Lila Downs) and Lila Downs
3:09
10La martiniana
recording of:
La Martiniana (Lila Downs version)
additional writer:
Paul Cohen (Saxophonist and husband of Lila Downs) and Lila Downs
is based on:
La Martiniana
5:49
11Arenita azul
arranger:
Paul Cohen (Saxophonist and husband of Lila Downs) and Lila Downs
cover recording of:
Arenita azul
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:51
12La cumbia del mole
producer:
Paul Cohen (American saxophonist), Lila Downs and Aneiro Taño
mixer:
Aneiro Taño
recording of:
La Cumbia del Mole
writer:
Paul Cohen (Saxophonist and husband of Lila Downs) and Lila Downs
4:13
13La línea
producer:
Paul Cohen (Saxophonist and husband of Lila Downs), Lila Downs and Aneiro Taño
mixer:
Jean B. Smit
ankle rattlers [coyollis], bongos, congas and ocarina:
Carlos 'Poppis' Tovar
cajón and djembe [djembé]:
Carlos 'Pelusa' Rivarola
clarinet, keyboard and tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Paul Cohen (Saxophonist and husband of Lila Downs)
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Chuco Mendoza
güiro [guiro]:
Carlos 'Poppis' Tovar and Lila Downs
guitar, harp and violin:
Celso Duarte
spoons:
Lila Downs
struck idiophone [turtle shell]:
Carlos 'Pelusa' Rivarola and Carlos 'Poppis' Tovar
vocals:
Lila Downs
recorded at:
AT studio in Ciudad de México (Mexico City), Mexico (from 2001-03 until 2001-04)
recording of:
La línea
writer:
Paul Cohen (Saxophonist and husband of Lila Downs) and Lila Downs
5:02
14Cielo rojo
acoustic bass guitar:
Yunior Terry
bouzouki and electric guitar:
Marvin Sewell
guest acoustic guitar, guest marímbula, guest Mexican vihuela and guest violin:
Ernesto Anaya
guest cajón, guest kanjira, guest maracas [maracón], guest taiko and guest udu:
Satoshi Takeishi (Japanese drummer, percussionist, and arranger)
arranger:
Ernesto Anaya, Lila Downs and Celso Duarte
cover recording of:
Cielo rojo (Hnos. Záizar)
lyricist and composer:
David Záizar and Juan Záizar
3:59
15Tu recuerdo y yo
producer:
Paul Cohen (American saxophonist), Lila Downs and Aneiro Taño
mixer:
Aneiro Taño
arranger:
Ernesto Anaya, Paul Cohen (Saxophonist and husband of Lila Downs), Paul Cohen (American saxophonist) and Lila Downs
cover recording of:
Tu recuerdo y yo
lyricist and composer:
José Alfredo Jiménez
3:21
16Un poco más
recorded in and mixed in:
San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico (in 1997-04)
recording engineer and mixer:
Paul Voudouris (in 1997-04)
baritone saxophone [sax baritono / baritone saxophone]:
Dennis Hart (saxophonist)
clarinet [clarinete / clarinet]:
Eduardo Corzo
conch [caracol / sea shell] and percussion [percusión / percussion]:
Mauricio Celis
double bass [contrabajo / acoustic upright bass]:
'Hopalong' Chagoyán
guitar [guitarra / guitar]:
Gil Gutiérrez
piano and tenor saxophone [sax tenor / tenor saxophone]:
Paul Cohen (Saxophonist and husband of Lila Downs)
arranger:
Paul Cohen (Saxophonist and husband of Lila Downs)
cover recording of:
Un poco más
lyricist and composer:
Álvaro Carrillo
4:16
17Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps
double bass [acoustic bass]:
Agustin Bernal
percussion:
Armando 'Pinaca' Espinosa
piano:
Gabriel Hernández (Cuban jazz pianist)
trumpet:
Alfredo Pino
vocals:
Lila Downs
recording of:
Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps
lyricist:
Joe Davis (US lyricist, producer, publisher & promoter) and Osvaldo Farrés
composer:
Osvaldo Farrés
arranger:
Paul Cohen (Saxophonist and husband of Lila Downs), Aneiro Taño and Tony Taño
version of:
Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps
version of:
Quizás, quizás, quizás
4:47
18Canción mixteca
recorded in:
Oaxaca, Mexico (in 1997-05)
performer:
Banda de niños de la Escuela de Musica CECAM de Tlahuitoltepec-Mixes (anda Filarmónica del Centro de Capacitación Musical y Desarrollo de la Cultura Mixe) (in 1997-05)
cover recording of:
Canción mixteca (Mexican song)
lyricist:
José López Alavez (Mexican composer) (in 1915)
composer:
José López Alavez (Mexican composer) (in 1912)
2:55

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Wikidata:Q5823809 [info]