Spanish Crooning; Perla Batalla makes hearts yearn with her soulful Spanish-language tunes.

From: Coast weekly | Date: May 7, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

Even for those who don't understand a word of Spanish, when the singer is Perla Batalla all one needs is a good set of ears, an open heart and a sense of humor. The singer/songwriter from southern California will appear May 7 at CSUMB's World Theater, performing songs from her new CD Disco Batalla.

The CD, which is named after the bustling record shop her immigrant parents (dad from Mexico, mom from Argentina) ran when she was a child growing up in Venice, Calif., is a collection of original and Spanish-language classics similar to the music Batalla was nurtured on. "The focus of the album ...

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