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Airto Moreira & Flora Purim - Airto & Flora - A Celebration: 60 Years - Sounds, Dreams & Other Stories (2023)

Airto Moreira & Flora Purim - Airto & Flora - A Celebration: 60 Years - Sounds, Dreams & Other Stories (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 1,18 Gb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 421 Mb | Digital booklet | 02:59:06
World Fusion, Latin Jazz, Vocal Jazz | Label: BBE Music

Airto Moreira and Flora Purim, the legendary King and Queen of Brazilian Jazz, have captivated audiences for over six decades with their vibrant albums and exhilarating live performances. With a dedicated global fan base including the UK’s jazz funk and jazz dance scene to Japan’s concert halls, the power couple continues to make waves in the industry – Flora’s ‘If You Will’ (2022) album was even nominated for a Grammy!

Mara Galassi & Flora Papadopoulos - Davidsharfen (2023)  Music

Posted by delpotro at June 13, 2023
Mara Galassi & Flora Papadopoulos - Davidsharfen (2023)

Mara Galassi & Flora Papadopoulos - Davidsharfen (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 277 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 145 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:02:41
Classical | Label: Glossa

The David harp is a type of harp from the German Baroque period. The figure of King David is usually depicted on the head of the harp column. The strings are fitted with brays, which gives this instrument a typical buzzing sound. In addition to the David harp, however, a number of other types of harp were used in baroque Germany, such as the single-row hooked harp, on which the pitch could be altered with hooks on the strings, or double-row chromatic harps.

Flora Purim - If You Will (2022)  Music

Posted by delpotro at Nov. 21, 2023
Flora Purim - If You Will (2022)

Flora Purim - If You Will (2022)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 278 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 101 Mb | 00:43:53
Vocal Jazz, Latin Jazz, World Fusion | Label: Strut Records

One of the all-time greats of Brazilian Jazz-Fusion, Flora Purim, returns with her first studio album in over 15 years, ‘If You Will’. This album is a triumphant celebration, exploring new compositions alongside fresh versions of some of Flora’s favourite songs. Title track ‘If You Will’ revives her past collaborations with producer and long-time friend, the legendary George Duke.

Flora Purim - That's What She Said (1978) Remastered 2001  Music

Posted by Designol at Sept. 22, 2022
Flora Purim - That's What She Said (1978) Remastered 2001

Flora Purim - That's What She Said (1978) Remastered 2001
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 250 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 88 Mb | Scans included
Label: Original Jazz Classics, Milestone | # 00025218705721 (OJCCD-1057-2)
Jazz Fusion, Brazilian Jazz, Vocal Jazz | Time: 00:35:39

This Fusion gem puts one of the most underated vocalist together with a few 70's fusion heavyweights and out comes a very enjoyable recording. George Duke, Alphonso Johnson, Airto and friends put out some of the hippest fusion in the 70' & 80's. Flora uses their musical abilities to the max on "That's What She Said." Using a variety of wordless vocal technics layered over electric keyboards and driving rhythms, these songs capture the fun and freedom that fusion later lost as it grew more commercial. Flora's entire catalog is ripe with music like this.
Airto Moreira & Flora Purim - Airto & Flora - A Celebration: 60 Years - Sounds, Dreams & Other Stories (2023) [24/44]

Airto Moreira & Flora Purim - Airto & Flora - A Celebration: 60 Years - Sounds, Dreams & Other Stories (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 179:06 minutes | 2,07 GB
World Fusion, Latin Jazz, Vocal Jazz | Label: BBE Music, Official Digital Download

Airto Moreira and Flora Purim, the legendary King and Queen of Brazilian Jazz, have captivated audiences for over six decades with their vibrant albums and exhilarating live performances. With a dedicated global fan base including the UK’s jazz funk and jazz dance scene to Japan’s concert halls, the power couple continues to make waves in the industry – Flora’s ‘If You Will’ (2022) album was even nominated for a Grammy!

Flora Purim - Butterfly Dreams (1973/2023)  Music

Posted by Rtax at Sept. 13, 2023
Flora Purim - Butterfly Dreams (1973/2023)

Flora Purim - Butterfly Dreams (1973/2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 248 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 87 MB
36:39 | Jazz, Latin, Fusion | Label: Craft Recordings

This is the album that launched Flora Purim's solo career with great promise following her magnificent stint with Chick Corea's first incarnation of Return to Forever. Most of the tracks on this album sound like they would have fit very nicely onto one of RTF's first two LPs, with bandmate Stanley Clarke not only lending support on electric and acoustic bass, but also contributing original compositions and arrangements to the mix. The rest of the supporting cast is not too shabby either, including sax and flute man Joe Henderson, keyboard whiz kid George Duke, guitarist David Amaro, and Purim's other half, percussion legend Airto Moreira. Clarke's funky "Dr. Jive" and lyrical "Butterfly Dreams" are standout tracks here, as is the upbeat Egberto Gismonti composition "Moon Dreams." Duke shows his light Brazilian side on "Love Reborn," featuring Henderson's tenor sax solo and Amaro's lovely acoustic guitar. Purim delivers a gorgeous take on Jobim's well-known ballad "Dindi," and reshapes the standard "Summer Night" into a wordless vocal in her unmistakable style. The disc closes with a fine reworking of Clarke's now-classic "Light as a Feather," which strays not too far from the original RTF version. Neatly capturing Flora Purim's many vocal strengths, Butterfly Dreams delivered on the great expectations generated by her work with Corea and turned out to be a high point in her recording career.
Airto Moreira / Flora Purim / Joe Farrel - Three-Way Mirror (1985) {Reference Recordings}

Airto Moreira / Flora Purim / Joe Farrel - Three-Way Mirror (1985) {Reference Recordings}
EAC 1.0b1 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U | Full Scans 300dpi | 319MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 139MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: World Fusion, Ethnic

Percussionist Airto Moreira, his wife, vocalist Flora Purim, and Joe Farrell (heard on flute, soprano and tenor) had teamed up several times through the years, most notably in the original version of Return To Forever. Farrell would pass away just eight months after this album, but is still heard in fine form on the interesting set.An atmospheric and at times haunting effort.

Flora of the Mediterranean: An Illustrated Guide  eBooks & eLearning

Posted by arundhati at Nov. 22, 2020
Flora of the Mediterranean: An Illustrated Guide

Christopher Gardner, "Flora of the Mediterranean: An Illustrated Guide"
English | ISBN: 1472970268 | 2020 | 432 pages | PDF | 114 MB
Flóra Fábri - Gottlieb Muffat meets Handel: Works for Harpsichord (2020)

Flóra Fábri - Gottlieb Muffat meets Handel: Works for Harpsichord (2020)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 524 Mb | Total time: 73:57 | Scans included
Classical | Label: CPO | # 555 325-2 | Recorded: 2019

On her solo debut CD, Muffat Meets Handel, the successful young harpsichordist Flóra Fábri performs harpsichord pieces by precisely these two composers. Although the dates of the two musicians overlap for a period of almost seventy years, the same thing happened in this case as with many of Handel’s contemporaries: the two never met personally. However, unlike Bach and Mattheson, here musical awareness of the other did not operate in accordance with a 'one-way-street principle': it was not only Muffat who admired Handel and arranged his music; the process also functioned the other way around.
Ensemble La Flora - Albergati: Corona Dei Pregi di Maria, Op. XIII; Victoria: Motets (2009)

Ensemble La Flora - Pirro Capacelli Albergati: Corona Dei Pregi di Maria, Op. XIII; Tomás Luis de Victoria: Motets (2009)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 370 Mb | Total time: 76:14 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Tactus | # TC 660103 | Recorded: 2003

Count Pirro Capacelli Albergati (1663-1735) was the descendent of one of the most eminent families of the Bolognese nobility, ambassador, member of the Council of Elders, and gonfalonier of the city of Bologna. Yet his signature on the title page of the collection of monodic cantatas entitled Corona dei pregi di Maria should come as no surprise. Music had for centuries been a well-established and important part of the education of noble youths, alongside rhetoric and dance. Moreover, in this specific case, Pirro Capacelli Albergati possessed exceptional musical talents which were widely acknowledged by his contemporaries and fellow Bolognese citizens.