Sharon Robinson & Perla Batalla Sing Duo For The First Time at Leonard Cohen Tribute Concert, Los Angeles, Dec 4/11

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December 11, 2011

The clip below is from a video included in an earlier post about Who By Fire (click here) 

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• Event description and Tribute Concert stage list here

Spirited WHO BY FIRE led by Cantor Joseph Gole and Leonard Cohen Tribute producer, Craig Taubman, Dec 4/11

Photo: Martin Steindler Photography

December 10, 2011

It started off with Cantor Gole solemnly chanting the Unetaneh Tokaf, the Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur prayer upon which Leonard Cohen's "Who By Fire" is based.

Craig Taubman & Cantor Joseph Gole

Then at 2.35 (video below) Craig Taubman kicks in and the performance starts to rock with audience participation and a lot of play on "Who shall I say is calling".

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Craig Taubman called on some of the other performers as backup singers, including...drum roll, please... Sharon Robinson and Perla Batalla singing together for the first time (4.19)

It was great fun.



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• Event description and Tribute Concert stage list here

• Special thanks to Marvin Steindler Photography for allowing use of the photo at the top of this post.

Perla Batalla BIRD ON THE WIRE, Leonard Cohen Tribute Concert, Los Angeles, Dec 4/11

Photo: Marvin Steindler Photography

December 9, 2011

At the Leonard Cohen tribute concert, we were treated to a fantastic rendition of  "Bird On The Wire" beautifully performed by Perla Batalla..

In her intro, she told a story about Leonard Cohen once asking her to sing "Bird On The Wire" at a concert he was giving for a special person...teacher...master.

"But that's your song. I only know the la, la's and the ah, ah's."

LC insisted she do it.

So with a friend who plays guitar, she practiced singing it for days until she felt confident.

One day she said to the friend, "Today I own this song".

Her friend responded,, "No, this song owns you."





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• Event description and Tribute Concert stage list here 

• Thank you to Marvin Steindler Photography for use of the photo above

Leonard Cohen Tribute Concert, Los Angeles December 4, 2011

From December 6, 2011 leonardcohenforum

he Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles held an event called
"Imagining Our Future, A day of Jewish learning and culture".
on December 4, 2011 from 12 noon to 6pm (the concert actually ended closer to 6:30 PM)

The closing concert was billed as "A Celebration of the Words and Music of Leonard Cohen".

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Two Icons, Sharon Robinson and Perla Batalla Perform at Leonard Cohen Tribute Concert, Dec 4, 2011

December 5, 2011

I was so excited yesterday to meet up again with both of these wonderfully talented singers at a Leonard Cohen tribute concert in Los Angeles. 

I have never seen a photo of Sharon and Perla together. So, I just had to share these photos right away.

Consider this a preview of more to come.  I have many short video clips of most performers to process. And it is taking longer than anticipated. YouTube limitations are not kind.

More posts about the tribute concert to follow.

Stay tuned...