La Llorona is the debut studio album by Canadian singer Lhasa de Sela, released in 1997 in Canada and 1998 elsewhere.
Concept Alejandro Sela, Lhasa's father, received his doctorate on literature of the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire and taught her of the legend of La Llorona. This 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.
Sales and certifications
According to billboard in 2003, it had sold 120,000 units in Canada (Platinium ), 330,000 in France, and 30,000 in the U.S
Track listing All music and lyrics by Lhasa de Sela and Yves Desrosiers except where noted.
Personnel Musicians Lhasa de Sela - Vocals, artwork, English and French translations Yves Desrosiers - Guitars, lap steel, bass, saw, accordion, banjo, percussion, production, arranging Mario Légaré - Bass, double bass François Lalonde - Percussion, drums, sampling, programming
Production Pierre Marchand - Mixing Jean Massicotte - Mixing Don Hachey - Assistant mixing Jean Bouthillette - Technical coordination Jean-Francois Chicoine - Mastering Eve Cournoyer - Graphic coordination Lousank - Graphic design Carl Lessard - Photography Alissa Hill - Makeup Sandra Khouri - French translations
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