Downs, Lila

Downs, Lila * September 9, 1968Downs, LilaLila Downs Lila Downs was born to a Mixtec mother and a British American father in Tiaxiaco, Oaxaca, Mexico on September 9, 1968, Through the influences of her mother’s musical talents and her father’s academic career, Downs demonstrated a clear interest in music. From age 8, she began singing traditional Mexican songs, securing her a spot in a mariachi band near her hometown. Six years later, at age 14, Downs and her parents moved to the United States…