Purim, Flora

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Purim, Flora
Other forms of name
Purim, Flora, 1942-
Date of birth
1942-03-06
Associated country
Brazil
Occupation
Jazz singers
Gender
female
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 17408648
Wikidata: Q455229
Library of congress: n 83013670
Sources of Information
  • Bunker, E. Freedom song, c1982:t.p. (Flora Purim, singer)
  • Grove music online, Jan. 31, 2005:Jazz (Purim, Flora; b. Mar. 6, 1942, Rio de Janeiro; Brazilian singer)
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Wikipedia description:

Flora Purim (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 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".

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