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Lhasa de Sela - La Llorona (Full Album - 1997)

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La Llorona is the first album by Canadian singer Lhasa de Sela, released in 1997 in Canada and 1998 elsewhere. Alejandro Sela, Lhasa's father, received his doctorate on literature of the Spanish conquest of Mexico and taught her of the legend of La Llorona.[1] This is the folktale of the crying woman, resembled the mythological wife of Quetzalcoatl who has lost her children. For Lhasa, La Llorona comes from the omen of conquerors. Lhasa believes that the woman cried when the Spanish arrived in America to warn her native children of the doom that the conquistadors would bring to their way of life. Track List: ----------------- 1. "De cara a la pared" 4:16 2. "La Celestina" 4:47 3. "El desierto" 3:53 4. "Por eso me quedo" 3:51 5. "El payande" 3:32 6. "Los peces" 3:51 7. "Floricanto" 4:10 8. "Desdeñosa" 4:34 9. "El Pájaro" 3:58 10. "Mi vanidad" 4:13 11. "El árbol del olvido" 3:11 * Tracks 1 to 4, 9 and 10 written by Lhasa de Sela and Yves Desrosiers * Track 7 written by Lhasa, Alex de Sela and Desrosiers * Tracks 5, 6 and 8 are traditional, arranged by Lhasa and Desrosiers * Track 11 written by Fernan Silva Valdez and Alberto Ginastera Credits: ------------ Vocals – Lhasa De Sela Guitar, Guitar [Lap Steel], Saw, Bass [Lap Steel], Accordion, Banjo, Percussion – Yves Desrosiers Bass [Acoustic], Double Bass – Mario Légaré Percussion, Drums, Sampler, Programmed By – François Lalonde Violin – Mara Tremblay Clarinet – Duane "Nervous Norman" Larson Accordion – Didier Dumoutier Tuba [Sousaphone] – Jean Sabourin Producer, Arranged By – Yves Desrosiers Artwork [Graphic Design] – Lhasa De Sela, Lousnak Mastered By – Jean-François Chicoine Mixed By – Jean Massicotte (tracks: 2, 6, 7, 9 to 11), Pierre Marchand (tracks: 1, 3 to 5, 8) Photography By – Carl Lessard