Portrait of Flora Purim

Flora Purim

Musicians

🇧🇷 Brazil

Brazilian jazz singer

About Flora Purim

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".

Quick facts

Known for
Sounds, Dreams & Other Stories - A Celebration: 60 Years, The Complete Warner Recordings, If You Will
Born
1942-03-06
Artist type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Rio de Janeiro
Associated area
Brazil
Active period
1942-03-06
Genres
contemporary jazz, jazz, jazz fusion, latin jazz, vocal jazz
Music tags
contemporary jazz, fusion, jazz, jazz fusion, latin jazz, vocal jazz
ISNI
0000000114388585

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