Known for an innovative approach to music inspired by ancient
cultures, the GRAMMY® Award-winning Mexican-American
singer/songwriter Lila Downs will headline this two-day extravaganza
that invites you to celebrate death as a natural phase in life’s
continuum and honor the traditions of Mexican and native Mesoamerican
cultures. Joining Lila on stage for Calavera will be Grandeza Mexicana
Folk Ballet Company, one of the premier folklorico dance companies in
Los Angeles, and Mariachi Femenil Flores Mexicana. From her Mixtec
Indian heritage to her fusion of international sounds and musical
genres, Lila will display her ability to meld reinterpretations of
blues, jazz and soul to cumbia, rock, even rap and klezmer with
traditional Mexican and native Mesoamerican music, singing in Spanish,
English, and sometimes even the languages of the Mixtec, Zapotec, Maya
and Nahuatl cultures. Complementing this event will be two days of
FREE Dia de los Muertos activities for the whole family. Go here to
learn more. This event is part of IGNITE @ the FORD!, a series
comprised of world-renowned contemporary artists whose work is
thought-provoking and reflects the world in which we live. Proceeds
benefit the Ford Theatre Foundation.
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