(1942-03-06) March 6, 1942 (age 82) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Genres
Jazz, Bossa nova
Occupation(s)
Singer, Musician
Instrument(s)
Vocals, percussion
Years active
1960s–present
Labels
Milestone, Warner Bros., ECM, CTI
Musical artist
Flora Purim (born March 6, 1942)[1] is a Brazilian jazz singer known primarily for her work in the jazz fusion style. She became prominent for her part in Return to Forever with Chick Corea and Stanley Clarke. She has recorded and performed with numerous artists, including Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Evans, Opa, Stan Getz, George Duke, Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead, Santana, Jaco Pastorius, and her husband Airto Moreira.
In 2002, Purim was the recipient of one of Brazil's highest awards, the 2002 Ordem do Rio Branco for Lifetime Achievement. She has been called "The Queen of Brazilian Jazz".[2]
^Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 2016. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
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FloraPurim (born March 6, 1942) is a Brazilian jazz singer known primarily for her work in the jazz fusion style. She became prominent for her part in...
Brazilian jazz drummer and percussionist. He is married to jazz singer FloraPurim, and their daughter Diana Moreira is also a singer. Coming to prominence...
features saxophonist/flautist Joe Farrell, bassist Stanley Clarke, vocalist FloraPurim and her husband, drummer/percussionist Airto Moreira, who all performed...
jazz-fusion movement of the 1970s. Several musicians, including Clarke, FloraPurim, Airto Moreira and Al Di Meola, came to prominence through their performances...
If You Will is an album by Brazilian jazz vocalist FloraPurim. Her first studio release in over 15 years, it was recorded in Brazil and California, and...
Babatunde Olatunji), and Brazil (Airto Moreira and his wife, vocalist FloraPurim). Planet Drum won the Grammy Award for Best World Music Album of 1991...
You Can Fly is the fifth solo studio album by Brazilian jazz singer FloraPurim. It was released in 1976 via Milestone Records. Recording sessions for...
collaborations involved fellow Brazilian musicians Airto Moreira and FloraPurim. From the late 1970s onward, he has mostly led his own groups, playing...
album, Light as a Feather, which was released in 1973. Brazilian singer FloraPurim provides the vocal and the piece became her signature song and a jazz...
the same album to the tune of Feliz Navidad. Perez Prado Louis Prima FloraPurim Ivan Rebroff Cantor Tracey Scher [1] Frank Slay and his Orchestra, "Flying...
Farrell performs with Brazilian percussionist Airto and Airto's wife FloraPurim on the album Three-Way Mirror. A message on the CD jacket dedicates the...
features guest appearances from Brazilian jazz musicians, such as vocalists FloraPurim, Milton Nascimento and Simone, guitarist Toninho Horta, drummer Robertinho...
the title track Speak No Evil (Buddy Rich album), 1976 Speak No Evil (FloraPurim album), 2003 Speak No Evil (Tinsley Ellis album), 2009 Speak No Evil...
artists: Billy Cobham Buddy Guy Cecil Taylor Dee Dee Bridgewater Earl Hines FloraPurim John McLaughlin Junior Wells Larry Coryell Milton Nascimento Muddy Waters...
work for other musicians like Chick Corea, Gal Costa, Airto Moreira, FloraPurim, Carlos Santana, Wayne Shorter and Nina Simone, before relocating to...
1978) Melanie, Phonogenic Not Just Another Pretty Face (MCA, 1978) FloraPurim, Everyday Everynight (Warner Bros., 1978) Tony Williams, The Joy of Flying...
the 1980s, Gillespie led the United Nations Orchestra. For three years FloraPurim toured with the Orchestra. She credits Gillespie with improving her understanding...
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