Perla Batalla
Biography
Perla Batalla (born c. 1964) is an American vocalist, composer and arranger who first gained international attention as a backup singer for Leonard Cohen before embarking on a solo career at his encouragement. Her debut album, Perla Batalla, was released on Discovery Records in 1994. She formed her own record label, Mechuda Music, and released the album Mestiza (meaning of mixed blood) in 1998, making sales through her website. Discoteca Batalla (2002) was recorded as an homage to her parents' record shop of the same name. In 2005, Batalla recorded a tribute album to Cohen, titled Bird on the Wire, and featured in Hal Willner's Cohen tribute concert film, Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
176 releases · 23 albums · active 1988–2024
- Performance · 327
- Other credits · 59
- Production · 7
Studios: The Village Recorder · Capitol Studios · Ocean Way Recording · The Complex
Frequent collaborators
- Leonard Cohen
- Richard Edwards (4)
- Brett Dennen
- Keb' Mo'
- Jennifer Warnes
- Various
- Ute Lemper
- Robben Ford