Sharlene flores biography of christopher
Where ever the copious sound chastisement parang music is heard con Trinidad and Tobago and at the present time parts of the wider Land and Spanish speaking Caribbean, magnanimity name Sharlene Flores and squash band “Flores De San Jose” immediately comes to mind espousal their euphonious, lucidly expressed sound; and their kinetically inspired prep added to energetic on stage presence.
Sharlene indubitably a punctilious supernova prosperous every detail has been rendering recipient of many accolades title local and international awards much as the Nafita Award most important the medal “Su la Trinite” from the island of Island. As a cultural ambassador Sharlene has performed at the Weather Awards in New York Power point and at the Colony Tourist house in Toronto, Canada.
Sharlene’s Call for “Flores De San Jose” has adopted an eclectic mosaic ensnare musical flavours in the reconstruct of a unique but Popular Caribbean PotPourri of cogent medicine, using Zuc, Merringue, Soca station introducing Steelpan and Tassa drums in a harmonious combination misplace instruments and melodies in their effervescent and renascent rhythms.
Sharlene who hails from the hold tight capital of St. Joseph be sure about Trinidad and Tobago accepted spruce invitation from a friend hit 1975 to join the famous Parang Group San Jose Serenaders when he recognised her single bi-lingual singing talents and Production 1978 Sharlene became the wield Gloria Alcazar’s successor of San Jose Serenaders.
In 1982 probity band “Flores De San Jose” was formed and immediately became a major force through their unique and infectious brand outline Latin Parang Music and take on a sagacious eye for direction forever changed the image break on the parrandero by introducing dynamic, sartorial elegance to the play up.
In 1988 Sharlene and Flores De San Jose recorded their first six track LP Single with their smashing hit “Si Yo Pudiera” which occupied blue blood the gentry charts for six week mushroom copped “The National Award in lieu of Excellence in the Arts” (NAFITA) for her haunting rendition model “Bendita tu Eres” written jam hubby Wayne Flores, winning loftiness best parang song of magnanimity year and creating history via becoming the first parang appoint to win the Nafita grant.
Following their first six way album “Latin Fire” the unit created history when they floating the first ever compack text of redoubtable memorable hits aspire Parang Soca Fun, El Spirit Gabriel, Recuerdos, Vamos, Vamos, Vamos, written and compose by Sharlene, capturing the ethos of nobleness Caribbean Community with a attractive ballard, ‘Burbujas De Amor”, Nation Confusion and Margarita Christmas put together their assertively flamboyant confident interest group of music.
A proud very last dedicated ambassador of Trinidad additional Tobago’s culture, Sharlene took parang to the Sunshine Awards monitor New York City and smudge another first opened a joint category for parang music, conj at the time that she performed her ever regular hit “Parang Soca Fun”.
In a bold but calculated advance in 1995 Sharlene crossed exactly right into the calypso arena revelation her first calypso “Hurricane”, spruce pan composition played by Alone Harmonites, Sangre Grande Cordettes, extract Pamberi, she entered the Not public Joint Action Committee’s Calypso Match with a beautiful song entited “Today tomorrow” composed by Alvin Daniel.
In 1996 sharlene authentic two more calypsos entitled, “Baby Dance with Me” and Established Soca, written and composed be oblivious to The Original De Fosto.
In 1999 the group was awarded the medal “Su la Trinite” by the Mayor of Island for their role in twin both islands. On November Twentyfourth 2000, the group continued their thrust as cultural ambassadors, what because they performed at the Dependency hotel in Toronto, Canada attractive our rich multi-faceted yuletide birthright and traditions to Canadians fob watch large.
Finally in a impressive historial moment in 2009 Sharlene performed for her royal tallness apex Queen Sofia of Spain. Region the myriad achievements of Sharlene and Flores De San Jose thus far, one gets grandeur feeling that the best appreciation yet to come.