Palomo del comalito

"Palomo del comalito"
Single by Lila Downs
from the album Pecados y milagros
Released	October 15, 2011
Format	Digital download
Genre	World music, cumbia
Length	4.08
Label	Sony Music Latin
Writer(s)	Lila Downs, Paul Cohen[1]
Producer(s)	Paul Cohen Aneiro Taño
Lila Downs chronology
"Calaveras" (2010) "Palomo del Comalito" (2011) "Zapata se queda" (2012)

"Palomo del Comalito (La Molienda)" is the second official single of Mexican singer-songwriter Lila Downs's third Spanish album Pecados y Milagros. The song was written by Lila Downs and Paul Cohen, and was released on October 15, 2011.^[2] Musically, Palomo del Comalito is a cumbia-rock which is a song andean with influences by Latin and pop. Lila Downs recorded the song in September 2011 in Mexico City. It was written by herself along with Paul Cohen and produced by Aneiro Tano and Celso Duarte, in collaboration with Brazilian guitarist Guilherme Monteiro. The letter is inspired by the "grinders" are women who make tortillas in a votive offering of a Oaxacan woman fell ill and was entrusted to the Juquila Virgin, and so he recovered from his evil and is back to make tortillas, as a thank represent their "miracle" in a painting. The song received rave reviews. Ixtli Martinez MVS News said "One of the best tracks on the album is" El Palomo of Comalito "is exactly the kind of song without a doubt goes to the heart, is a mixture of sadness and joy.

Charts

Chart (2011)	Best position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3]	13
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4]	10
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[5]	10
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6]	12
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[7]	10
France (SNEP)[8]	6
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9]	46
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[10]	10
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11]	3

References

1. "Lila Downs: Palomo del Comaliro". Musicme. January 15, 2012.
2. Lila Downs.com (November 18, 2011). "Exclusive - The second single from Lila Downs latest album is called "Pecados y Milagros"". LilaDowns.com. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
3. "Austriancharts.at – Lila Downs – La Molienda" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
4. "Ultratop.be – Lila Downs – Palomo del comalito" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
5. "Ultratop.be – Lila Downs – Palomo del comalito" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
6. "Lila Downs – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Lila Downs.
7. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 20113 into search.
8. "Lescharts.com – Lila Downs – Palomo del comalito" (in French). Les classement single.
9. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Lila Downs search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
10. "Spanishcharts.com – Lila Downs – Palomo del comalito" Canciones Top 50.
11. "Swisscharts.com – Lila Downs – Palomo del comalito". Swiss Singles Chart.

External links

• Estrena Lila Downs Palomo del Comalito