Ofrenda (Lila Downs album)

Ofrenda
Ofrenda
Studio album by Lila Downs
Released	July 22, 1994
Recorded	1994; AT Studio in México City.
Genre	Latin, world music, traditional
Length	32:01
Language	Spanish, Mixtec, Zapotec
Label	Sony Music Latin
Producer	Lila Downs, Paul Cohen, Aneiro Taño
Lila Downs chronology

Ofrenda (English: Offering) is the debut album by Mexican singer-songwriter Lila Downs. It was released in 1994; the songs are a collection of traditional songs from Oaxaca, Mexico,^[1] and also contains songs written by the singer. The songs on this album are sung in Spanish, Mixtec and Zapotec, the latter two being languages native to the State of Oaxaca. Lila Downs recorded this LP independently with the support of Oaxacan Institute of Cultures in 1992 and 1994.

With this material Lila Downs became known in some areas of the State of Oaxaca, mostly concentrated in cafes, bars and nightclubs around the City of Oaxaca. And since the album wasn't promoted much, only about 1000 copies were published ^[2] in Mexico alone. This album is now discontinued and is no longer part of the official discography of Lila Downs.

This album, which was not commercially successful and was widely dismissed, was promoted only in LP and cassette, and has never been released on CD.

^ Lila Downs: The musical essence embodied in "Offering"
^ Castellanos, 2001; 72:"Although in its early success was not currently Lila Downs to be consolidated as one of the leading singers in the music of Mexico."

[1] Lila Downs: The musical essence embodied in "Offering"

[2] Castellanos, 2001; 72:"Although in its early success was not currently Lila Downs to be consolidated as one of the leading singers in the music of Mexico."

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