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Ibrahim Ferrer (20 February – 6 August ) was a Cuban singer who played with the group Los Bocucos for nearly forty years.!
This primary source collection documents the history of music in Latin America and the Caribbean, with a special focus on Revolutionary Cuba.
Ibrahim Ferrer
Cuban singer (–)
Musical artist
Ibrahim Ferrer (20 February – 6 August ) was a Cuban singer who played with the group Los Bocucos for nearly forty years. He also performed with Conjunto Sorpresa, Chepín y su Orquesta Oriental, and Mario Patterson.
After his retirement in , he was brought back in the studio to record with the Afro-Cuban All Stars and Buena Vista Social Club, in March [1] He then toured internationally with these revival groups and recorded several solo albums for World Circuit, before his death in
Early life
Ferrer was born at a dance club in San Luis, near the city of Santiago de Cuba.[2] His mother died when he was twelve, leaving him orphaned and forcing him to sing on the streets to earn money.[3]
The following year, Ferrer joined his first musical group—a duet with his cousin—called Jovenes del Son.
They performed at private functions, and the two youths managed to scrape together enough money to live.