Paulo Flores is a musician from Angola.
Biography 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 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.
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 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 starred in a music video with the song "Arms Wide Open."Nery, Sérgio. "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 Kapuete Kamundanda, 1988 Sassasa, 1990 Thunda Mu N'jilla, 1992 Brincadeira Tem Hora, 1993 Inocenti, 1995 Canta Meu Semba, 1996 Perto do Fim, 1998 Recompasso, 1999 Xé Povo, 2003 The Best, 2003 Quintal do Semba, 2003 Vivo, 2005 Ex-Combatentes, 2009 Ex-Combatentes Redux, 2012 O País Que Nasceu Meu Pai, 2013
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