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Heaven And Earth by Perla Batalla
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fave it Folky Pop | Folk Pop
11 tracks | 52 minutes
Released Oct 2000
on Mechuda Music
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 07:00 Teotihuacan lyrics BUY MP3 07:00 Teotihuacan lyrics "GIFT MP3" 07:00 Teotihuacan
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:37 Heaven and Earth lyrics BUY MP3 04:37 Heaven and Earth lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:37 Heaven and Earth
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:33 Tears of the Sun lyrics BUY MP3 04:33 Tears of the Sun lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:33 Tears of the Sun
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:00 The First Time I Felt Rain lyrics BUY MP3 05:00 The First Time I Felt Rain lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:00 The First Time I Felt Rain
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:31 Burning lyrics BUY MP3 04:31 Burning lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:31 Burning
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:15 Turtle Island lyrics BUY MP3 04:15 Turtle Island lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:15 Turtle Island
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:46 Starbound lyrics BUY MP3 03:46 Starbound lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:46 Starbound
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:09 Eternity lyrics BUY MP3 03:09 Eternity lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:09 Eternity
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:07 Out of the Labyrinth lyrics BUY MP3 05:07 Out of the Labyrinth lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:07 Out of the Labyrinth
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:02 Salvation lyrics BUY MP3 05:02 Salvation lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:02 Salvation
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:44 Making Up For Lost Time lyrics BUY MP3 05:44 Making Up For Lost Time lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:44 Making Up For Lost Time
explosive vocals soar above an undercurrent of pulsing percussion and haunting harmony. a unique cross pollination of Latin and North American influence.
Editorial review
"Mestiza" refers to a woman of mixed Native American and European ancestry, and it would certainly have been nice if the liner notes to Heaven and Earth: The Mestiza Voyage would have explained to the uninitiated what "Mestiza" means and what this multifaceted, multi-stylistic journey is about -- something to clue listeners in to the overall concept and storyline. Instead, listeners must decipher this worldbeat/folk/rock excursion through travelogue and spacy lyrical images, mainly in English and a few in foreign tongues. Batalla has a powerful, clear voice that can be hypnotic and mystical (on the atmospheric opening track "Teotihuacan") or straightforward and edgy (on the percussive folk-rocker "Heaven and Earth"). "Tears of the Sun" has an emotional intensity about it, but again, the images of sun and Milky Way without an accompanying road map don't make enough sense. "Burning" offers a cool Brazilian lilt, while "Turtle Island" has a '60s "Ode to Billy Joe" kind of air. From titles beginning with "Burning" through "Out of the Labyrinth" and "Salvation," the theme of the Mestiza's spiritual redemption seems to emerge. But Batalla shouldn't make listeners work so hard to figure that out. ~ Jonathan Widran, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
Long before setting off on her solo career, Perla Batalla's astonishing voice had been in great demand for a host of singers from kd lang, Jennifer Warnes, Iggy Pop, The Gipsy Kings and Was (Not Was).
They, in turn, had discovered this native Californian Hispanic songbird from her years with Leonard Cohen, with whom she toured and recorded from 1988-1994.
The experience with the renowned poet was a life-changing one for Batalla, in which she took both cues and encouragement from the singers vast talent and genuine humanity.
Perla's road to becoming an artist in her own right has been highlighted by delving into her cultural roots, where rich soil awaited.
The homage to her Latin background has opened up an entire world of music and has been the inspiration for her newest and finest work, "Heaven and Earth".