Border (La Linea)

1	Mi Corazón Me Recuerda My Heart Reminds Me 4:33
2	El Feo The Ugly One 3:27
3	Sale Sobrando Good for Nothin' 3:43
4	Corazoncito Tirano Little Tyrant Rat 3:59
5	La Niña The Girl Can't Help It 3:07
6	Hanal Weech Eat, Armadillo 3:00
7	Medley: Pastures of Plenty/This Land Is Your Land/Land 5:56
8	La Linea The Line 5:00
9	El Bracero Fracasado The Failed Bracero 2:33
10	Tránsito Transit First Step Mix 3:49
11	Smoke Acteal 4:52
12	La Martiniana 5:48
13	Soy Pescador I Am a Fisherman 3:58
14	La Liorona 5:29
15	Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps Bonus Track 4:45

All Music Guide

Lila Downs' second release for Narada World reflects her continuing fascination with Mexican-American border culture. Considering her own mixed heritage (she is the child of a Mixtec Indian and an American), Downs has a special interest here, and it shows in the emotional, directed singing of Border (La Linea). On the first few tracks, Downs' thick, throaty voice is on a par with the Latina pioneers Lola Beltran or Toña La Negra, but she also displays an enviable range, switching over to thewail of a Mexican countrywoman on "Sale Sobrando" and "Cumbia Maya," then to the pure, heartfelt sound of American country for the moving "Pastures of Plenty/This Land Is Your Land." Though non-Spanish speaking listeners may not understand the themes Lila Downs deals with, the plangent tones of her voice are reason enough to enjoy Border (La Linea). John Bush

New York Times

A mezzo-soprano with a three-octave range, a hungry mind and an arresting stage presence...Her songs seem driven by a struggle to break down borders, to create a place in the world that feels like home. And she is singing them in a country where the border is a very big place - where hope springs eternal and is eternally dashed.

Billboard

…one of the most spellbinding voices to grace the world music scene.