{"id":98582,"date":"2022-02-08T11:14:45","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T10:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/?p=98582"},"modified":"2022-02-08T11:14:49","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T10:14:49","slug":"flora-purim-if-you-will","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/flora-purim-if-you-will\/","title":{"rendered":"Flora Purim returns with If You Will, a new Brazilian jazz album"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A key figure of Brazilian jazz fusion, the singer is set to release her first studio album in over 15 years via Strut Records.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If You Will <\/em>was recorded primarily in Curitiba and S\u00e3o Paulo. A family affair, the record brought together many of Flora Purim\u2019s closest circle of musicians including drummer and percussionist Airto Moreira, guitarist Jos\u00e9 Neto, her daughter Diana Purim on vocals and percussionist Celso Alberti. Conceived as a celebration of her music and life, the album is said to be the latest chapter in the Brazilian singer\u2019s long career, exploring new compositions and fresh versions of her favorite personal songs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The title track \u201cIf You Will\u201d, already available, revisits a song from her collaborations with American pianist George Duke, while other songs will draw inspiration from other artists such as Chick Corea and Claudia Villela.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3209185243\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/florapurim.bandcamp.com\/album\/if-you-will\">If You Will by Flora Purim<\/a><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As well as her celebrated partnership with Airto Moreira and her early days with Quarteto Novo, Flora has worked with Stan Getz, Gil Evans, <a href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/tag\/miriam-makeba\/?_per_page=44\">Miriam Makeba<\/a>, Dizzy Gillespie\u2019s United Nation Orchestra, Uruguayan band Opa and many more. With a career spanning over more than 60 years, her solo albums on American label Milestone remain true jazz fusion classics.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/florapurim.bandcamp.com\/album\/if-you-will?from=fanpub_fnb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">If You Will<\/a><\/em> by Flora Purim, out on April 29 via <a href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/tag\/strut-records\/?_per_page=44\">Strut Records<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1010\" height=\"1010\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/flora-purim-if-you-will-1010x1010.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/flora-purim-if-you-will-1010x1010.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/flora-purim-if-you-will-759x759.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/flora-purim-if-you-will-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/flora-purim-if-you-will-661x661.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/flora-purim-if-you-will-465x465.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/flora-purim-if-you-will-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/flora-purim-if-you-will-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/flora-purim-if-you-will-85x85.jpg 85w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/flora-purim-if-you-will-73x73.jpg 73w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/flora-purim-if-you-will.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A key figure of Brazilian jazz fusion, the singer is set to release her first studio album in over 15 years via Strut Records. 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