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Lila Downs

Presented by World Music/CRASHarts at Berklee Performance Center

March 9, 2012

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“Exotic beauty and startling voice . . . she is a reflection of a 21st century world culture where ethnicity and national boundaries blur.”—Los Angeles Times

Known for her smoky voice and magnetic performances, Mexican-American singer and composer Lila Downs has created one of the most singular explorations of Mexican roots music on both sides of the border. She blends Mexican folk rhythms and native dialects with American folk, blues and rock. Her new release, Pecados y Milagros (Sins and Miracles), is inspired by Downs's experience becoming a new mother (something she calls a "miracle”), and a contemplation of the meaning of “sin” in the modern world. The music is accompanied by a series of specially commissioned votive paintings (retablos) by 15 Mexican painters. For this special performance, Downs and her band La Misteriosa will perform while these powerful images are projected onstage.

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Berklee Performance Center

136 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston, MA 02115

Full map and directions

Admission Info:
$42, $37, and $30. Reserved seating.

General Day and Time Info:
8pm

Phone: 617-876-4275

Parking:

By "T": Take the Green Line to the Hynes Convention Center stop. Exit left onto Massachusetts Avenue and cross Boylston Street. The Berklee Performance Center is about 30 yards from the corner. Consult the MBTA Web site for bus routes and schedules.

Limited metered parking is available on the streets surrounding the Berklee Performance Center and Berklee College of Music.

Parking is also available at nearby parking garages. For a full list go here: www.berklee.edu/BPC/directions_parking.html

Accessibility Info: Currently, no accessibility information is available for this event.

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