Lila Downs review – Mexican-American singer wows the crowd with a uniquely entertaining show

Royal Festival Hall, LondonDowns is a consummate performer whose three-octave vocal range shines in songs of comedy or tragedy, be they from Central America or GlasgowThe show starts with Lila Downs – resplendent in a flowery yellow dress and a pair of crazily high white heels – opening a bottle of tequila. She pours a drop on the floor (“as is traditional among native American communities in Oaxaca, Mexico, as a show of thanks to Mother Earth”), swigs from it and then ...

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