Lhasa - La Llorona (1998)

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Artist: Lhasa
Title: La Llorona
Year Of Release: 1998
Label: Atlantic
Genre: Latin Rock, Latin Pop
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue, log)
Total Time: 44:21
Total Size: 254 MB
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

01. De Cara a La Pared (Face to the Wall) (4:15)
02. Celestina (Celestina) (4:47)
03. Desierto (The Desert) (3:53)
04. Por Eso Me Quedo (That's Why I'm Staying) (3:51)
05. Payande (The Payande) (3:31)
06. Peces (The Fish) (3:52)
07. Floricanto (Floricanto) (4:09)
08. DesdeÃ±osa (Disdainful) (4:34)
09. PÃ¡jaro (The Bird) (3:58)
10. Mi Vanidad (My Vanity) (4:13)
11. Arbol del Olvido (The Tree of Forgetfulness) (3:11)

La Llorona is a figure from Aztec mythology who is known to lure men with Siren songs, then turn them to stone as punishment for their evil ways. While Lhasa de Sela's delivery is not quite that powerful, this stunning debut album did win her the 1998 Juno Award as Best World Music artist. For good reason. Tags applied to Lhasa, like the oft-repeated "chanteuse" don't really capture her moody, ethereal voice. While comparisons to the likes of Edith Piaf are inevitable, they describe neither the texture of her vocals, the poetic sweep of her lyrics, nor the music she and collaborator Yves Desrosiers created for the album.

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