National Geographic Music (National Geographic)

Mexican-American songstress Lila Downs resumes her tour in support of her latest album Pecados y Milagros/Sins and Miracles later this month. The album, which was released on January 31st, is Downs' debut for the Sony label. Downs first debuted the songs from this recording last November, at New York's Carnegie Hall. Now she gears up for the tour itself, kicking off on February 17th in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania (full tour dates below).

According to a press release from Downs' new label, "Pecados y Milagros/Sins and Miracles, is the culmination of a journey intricately tied to her sense of purpose as a human being and an artist. As she embarks on a newly forged relationship with the Sony Music México imprint, the new disc finds her once again unrestrained by borders, the Mexican-American singer/songwriter drawing inspiration from her new role as a mother - what she refers to as a "miracle"-- and reflecting on the meaning of "sin" in today's complex modern world. Downs recasts the grand narratives of religion in light of contemporary issues while adding a visual component to the music by commissioning a series of Mexican devotional paintings that are thematically connected to each song. Each track on the CD is matched by a new retablo that explores an aspect of the CD's intensely personal themes. The Latin Grammy-winning artist's indomitable spirit is the common thread that seamlessly ties it all together to create a singular, multimedia work of art that transcends categorization.

Pecados y Milagros was recorded in Mexico and New York and is a collection of 14 tracks, six of them originals that Downs co-wrote with Paul Cohen, her husband, producer, and musical collaborator. The remaining songs are re-workings of classic songs from famed Mexican songwriters such as Marco Antonio Solís, Tomás Mendez, and Cuco Sánchez, among others. She also collaborates with a cast of special guests that includes Celso Piña, Colombian vocal legend Totó La Momposina, and Argentina's Illya Kuryaki & The Valderramas.

Lila Downs Tour Dates:

Feb. 17 Blue Bell, PA Science Center Theater
Feb. 18 New York, NY El Museo del Barrio
Feb. 22 Watsonville, CA Mello Center for the Performing Arts
Feb. 23 San Francisco, CA Herbst Theater / Presented by CIIS
Feb. 25 Los Angeles, CA Wiltern Theater
Feb. 26 San Diego, CA Balboa Theater
Mar. 03 Chicago, IL Congress Theater
Mar. 07 Toronto, On, CN. Royal Conservatory of Music/ Koerner Hall
Mar. 09 Boston, MA Berklee Performance Center
Mar. 11 San Antonio, TX Trinity Univ. / Laurie Auditorium
Mar. 14 Austin, TX SXSW Festival / Speakeasy
Mar. 15 Austin, TX SXSW Festival / Grammy Museum