Paulo Flores (born 1972) is a musician from
Angola
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Flores was born in
Luanda
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and spent some of his childhood in
Lisbon. His music is mostly written in
Portuguese
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though some is in the
Kimbundu language. His music is often political dealing with the hardships of Angolan life,
the war, and corruption. His Angolan style of music is known as
Semba. Some of his music was featured in the French film ''
La Grande Ourse''. In April 2007 he performed at the first Trienale de Luanda and on 4 July 2008 Paulo Flores performed at a concert at
Coqueiros stadium with about 25.000 people. In late July/early August 2009 he performed at the opening
Luanda International Jazz Festival Luanda International Jazz Festival, also known as Luanda Jazz Fest, is a jazz festival held annually since 2009 in Luanda, Angola.
Background
Held at the Cine Atlantico in late July and early August, the fairly young festival has attracted legenda ...
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Paulo Flores is the peace ambassador of Luanda, so his tickets cannot exceed a limit of $5 per person in Luanda.
Beginning on 28 February 2011 the airline
TAP Portugal
TAP Air Portugal is the currently state-owned flag carrier airline of Portugal, headquartered at Lisbon Airport which also serves as its hub. TAP – Transportes Aéreos Portugueses – has been a member of the Star Alliance since 2005 and opera ...
began airing its "TAP With Arms Wide Open" (TAP de Braços Abertos) campaign, featuring its new slogan. Three singers, Flores, the Brazilian singer
Roberta de Sá, and the Portuguese singer
Mariza
Marisa dos Reis Nunes ComIH (born 16 December 1973), known professionally as Mariza (), is a Portuguese fado singer.
Mariza was born in Lourenço Marques, Portuguese Mozambique, to a Portuguese father, José Brandão Nunes, and a Mozambican ...
starred in a music video with the song "Arms Wide Open."
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TAP lança nova campanha institucional na BTL 2011
" '' Jornal de Turismo''. Friday 25 February 2011. Retrieved on 24 January 2012. "Para ilustrar esta proximidade e complementaridade entre povos, a portuguesa Mariza, o angolano Paulo Flores e a cantora brasileira Roberta de Sá juntaram para dar voz a uma música contagiante. No video, os cantores profissionais foram acompanhados por um coral, constituído por trabalhadores da TAP."
Personal
Paulo Flores has four sons: Joshua Teixeira Flores, Fabio Flores , Kiari Luã, Enzo Kimi and one daughter: Kesiah Carmen
Discography
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Kapuete Kamundanda, 1988
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Sassasa, 1990
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Thunda Mu N'jilla, 1992
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Brincadeira Tem Hora, 1993
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Inocenti, 1995
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Canta Meu Semba, 1996
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Perto do Fim
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, 1998
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Recompasso, 1999
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Xé Povo, 2003
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The Best, 2003
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Quintal do Semba
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, 2003
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Vivo, 2005
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Ex-Combatentes, 2009
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Ex-Combatentes Redux, 2012
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O País Que Nasceu Meu Pai
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, 2013
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1972 births
Living people
Angolan expatriates in Portugal
Angolan folk singers
Singers from Lisbon
People from Luanda
Angolan songwriters
21st-century Angolan male singers
20th-century Angolan male singers
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