Karen Hammack, Debra Dobkin, Gilberto Gonzalez, Todd Robinson, Michael Velasquez,
Charles Frichtel, Ken Eros
Influences
Perla Batalla influences:
Miles Davis, Javier Solis, Jorge Drexler, Carlos Gardel, Mercedes Sosa,
Patsy Cline, Lola Beltran, Chavela Vargas, Neruda, Lorca, Whitman,
Borges, Bukowski, Hal Willner, Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers....
Deeply grateful to David Batteau for sharing his great gift of songwriting with me.
I have sung with and been further influenced by these icons;
Leonard Cohen, Jackson Browne, Michael McDonald, John Cale, Lou Reed, Laurie Anderson, Bill Frisell, Martha Gonzalez, Luz Casal, Kiko Veneno, Javier Colis, Howard Tate, Dave Alvin, Linda Thompson, Son de la Frontera, The Handsome Family, Dave Palmer, Greg Leisz, Bob Glaub, Michael Elizondo Jr, Abe Laboriel Jr., Sonny Rollins, Julie Christensen, Martha Wainwright, k.d. lang, Robben Ford, the Gypsy Kings, Was (not was), Iggy Pop, Quincy Troupe, Denise Chavez, Bugs Salcedo and everyone I have met and am yet to meet in my life...
Grammy nominated vocalist, composer and arranger Perla Batalla was born in Los Angeles, CA. Her father was a musician and her mother ran a popular
record store Discoteca Batalla, which catered to the Spanish speaking neighborhoods of the westside. She first gained international attention as a backup singer for Leonard Cohen. In 1994 the legendary Jac Holzman signed Perla to her first major deal on the Warner/Discovery label. Being the rebel she is, in the year 1999 Perla started her own label and won "Best Indie Release of the Year" from Amazon.com for her "Mestiza" song cycle she wrote with David Batteau.
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to this day Perla tours regularly around the world singing songs she loves with great musicians...her best days are spent hanging out with people she adores (like husband Claud Mann and genius daughter Eva), eating great food, and drinking good red wine.
About this page: I have been very active in Domestic Violence causes all of my adult life. I noticed a need in the world pertaining to Same Sex Domestic Violence. It happens more than people know. Unfortunately there are a number of gay people who barely consider themselves worthy or valued as a gay person much less a Domestic Violence Victim. There are also very limited resources, statistics, or information, for Same Sex Domestic Violence. Hopefully through empowerment and education we can change some of this. :D ~ Dee ~
Thank you for the add. What a joy to hear you sing. Thank you for sharing your voice and the WARMTH within it. Wishing you a beautiful weekend. Peace, Love & Music ♫•.♥¤•.¸¸. ♥ and many SMILES:)) ~S~
leaving your page a print of love, a marvelous tuesday full of blessings and light leaving special footprints towards another born day...my good wishes never ends.
weekend....october ends and november comes...i wish for you more good times ,blessings and health...to continue doing with whatever you may wish to accomplish. HAPPY SATURDAY
Hello Perla, How are you doing these days? I miss your cd "Bird on the Wire" a lot! I lended it out to a friend for a while, but he forgot to give it back to me before he left for Italy for one year!! He probably liked it too much... I think I'll buy a new one.Can't miss it that long, it's so beautiful !
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