Paulo Flores
Paulo Flores (born 1972) is a musician from Angola.[1]
Flores was born in Luanda and spent some of his childhood in Lisbon. His music is mostly written in Portuguese 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 on 4 July 2008 Paulo flores made a concert at Coqueiros stadium with about 25.000 people, that concert beside that is the second one of Angola history in number of people behind KASSAV, was the most emotional and beautiful. Contemporary Art Exhibition).
Paulo Flores is the peace ambassador of Luanda, so his tickets cannot exceed a limit of 5$ per person in Luanda.
[edit] Personal
Flores has 4 sons, Joshua, Fabio, Kiari Lua, and Keshia Maria.
[edit] Discography
- Kapuete, 1988
- Sassasa, 1990
- Coração Farrapo e Cherry, 1991
- Brincadeira Tem Hora, 1993
- Inocenti, 1995
- Perto do Fim, 1998
- Recompasso, 2001
- Xé Povo, 2003
- The Best, 2003
- Ao Vivo, 2004
[edit] References
- ^ "Singing Gift Contributes to Yola Semedo's Music Quality". Angola Times. 11 October 2010. http://allafrica.com/stories/201010111550.html. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
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