Oaxaca-born Lila Downs' innovative, genre-spanning repertoire includes self-penned material alongside traditional Mexican classics. Her smoky, husky voice is at its finest on hits like "Peligrosa", where a slow, gorgeously orchestrated blues rhythm contrasts with her pained, aching performance. For "Zapata Se Queda", Downs presents a foot-stomping tribute to Emiliano Zapata that thumps with loopy bass and strutting rhythms, and her buoyant version of Richie Valens' "La Bamba" conveys pure joy.