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....
She has sung with and been further influenced by 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, Michael Elizondo Jr, Abe Laboriel Jr., Sonny Rollins, David Batteau, Julie Christensen, Martha Wainwright, k.d. lang, Robben Ford, the Gypsy Kings, Was (not was), Iggy Pop 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.
Soon after.....
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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.
I hope all is well. I absolutely love your music and your beautiful voice.
Just stopping by to show some love and thank you for the gift of your friendship. Have a great weekend.
Love, light and Goddess bless, jo
"Men are taught to apologize for their weaknesses, women for their strengths" ~Lois Wyse
"The world has never yet seen a truly great and virtuous nation because in the degradation of woman the very fountains of life are poisoned at their source." ~Lucretia Mott
Hiya Perla - it was luverly to bump into you in town the other night and I've already made reservations for Zoey's. I'm SO excited you're doing this show as I'm moving back to Europe next month so it'll be my last chance to hear you locally. Not to worry, I love Spain and I'm sure I'll catch you there - can't go too long without hearing your beautiful voice in person!!
Hi Perla - thanks for picking up my friend request, and sorry I've taken a while to get back to you. I just love the sound of your voice! Had only heard you backing LC before. peace love and harmony to you James x
Hi Perla, love your profile photo...great shot!! Hope all is great with you.... miss Spain myself, hope you had a great trip!! Love, Deb xo McCain = Bush.... Gotta Get Barack!!!! Peace...and all good things to you!!
Gracias por disfrutar de la nueva colección de Lenceria Fina 100% Whisky $ Seda. WonderBragas le agaradece su atención. ROLL&ROCK&SWING&RUMBA&POP&MANOUCHE&PUNK&GONZO
What an incredibly beautiful Mother's Day concert! Thank you Perla. Both my boyfriend and I were moved to tears at the power of this particular show. I simply love your music and having the gospel choir and Eva sing Hallelujah with you was brilliant. I also loved hearing the translations of some of your songs and wonder if they are written somewhere else where I can read them in full? Hope you got your breakfast in bed -- I did. :) Best, DK
yOUr lAtin CD is AwEsOmE! thAnk yOU sO mUch fOr shAring yOUr tAlEnt & Artistry. lOOking fOrward tO yOUr cOntinUEd sUccEss~ chEErs! x tch & mAdmAx hAs bEEn A lONg timE fAn Of thE lOvEly pErlA bAtAllA ;)
