Description
Re: 29-11-2024
Lhasa de Sela (September 27, 1972 – January 1, 2010), also known by the monomym Lhasa, was an American-Canadian singer-songwriter who was raised in Mexico and the United States and divided her adult life between Canada and France. Her first album,La Llorona, went Platinum in Canada and brought Lhasa a Félix Award and a Juno Award
Following this success, Lhasa toured with Lilith Fair and then joined her sisters in a French circus troupe, contributing her husky voice to the musical backdrop. She lived in Marseille and began to write more songs, then she moved back to Montreal and produced a second album, The Living Road. Once again, she toured in support of her album and collaborated with other musicians on their projects. During this time, BBC Radio 3 honoured her as the best world music artist of the Americas in 2005. She published a book about her impressions of life on the road.
Lhasa recorded a third album, titled Lhasa, but she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008. After 21 months of treatment, she died on New Year’s Day 2010. A memorial program of her music was produced in January 2012, performed in Montreal by artists who had worked with her.
Tracklist:
- A1 De Cara A La Pared 4:16
- A2 La Celestina 4:47
- A3 El Desierto 3:54
- A4 Por Eso Me Quedo 3:51
- A5 El Payande 3:31
- B1 Los Peces 3:53
- B2 Floricanto 4:10
- B3 Desdeñosa 4:35
- B4 El Pájaro 3:58
- B5 Mi Vanidad 4:13
- B6 El Arbol Del Olvido 3:13
