Lhasa de Sela obituary

Singer-songwriter with a compelling, brooding soundThe Mexican-American singer-songwriter Lhasa de Sela, who has died aged 37 of breast cancer, created three extraordinary albums over the course of 12 years. She achieved fame more by word of mouth than through the media, but won various awards, including the Québécois Félix in 1997, a Canadian Juno in 1998 and a BBC award for world music in 2005.The seeds of Lhasa's unusual songwriting lay in the cultural background of her parents an...

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