“This singer has become a perfect example of the new Latina woman in the U.S. - proud of her heritage, perfectly fluid in at least two languages, and an expert in translating cultural traditions from distinct places in the world.”
-La Opinion
Spellbinding!”
-San Francisco Chronicle
“Batalla brings the house down!”
-The Guardian
“...Batalla has a glorious, supple voice, with the vocal power to sing the bluesy, Bonnie Raitt-styled "Holy Roses" and the finesse needed to bring new shadings to Leonard Cohen's "Bird on a Wire…”
-Variety
“Onstage, offstage, digital or analog, I love Perla Batalla.”
- Leonard Cohen
“…Dealing with such issues as race and loss of identity, Batalla has created a musical voyage well worth taking… ”
-Newsday
“...Perla Batalla is the kind of artist Peter Gabriel would fall in love with. Comfortable in both English and Spanish, proud of her mestiza heritage, musically adventurous and accompanied by impeccable performers, Batalla would make a fitting addition to Gabriel's Real World record label roster...Listen to folky Batalla epics such as "Eternity" and "Turtle Island" and you hear a Chicana Joni Mitchell, a gutsier Joan Baez, an idealistic artist...Batalla's music caresses with its harmonies and gentle rhythms, then draws you in with an unexpected chorus or an unusual melodic resolution. But above all, she is a born storyteller with a rambunctious sense of humor...”
-Ernesto Lechner, LA Times
