Ibrahim Ferrer
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1927-02-20 ) 20 February 1927, San Luis , Cuba
- Died
- 6 August 2005 (2005-08-06) (aged 78), Havana , Cuba
- Genres
- Son guaracha bolero
- Instrument
- Vocals
- Years active
- 1939–2005
- Labels
- Valle Corona Panart EGREM World Circuit
- Formerly of
- Jovenes del Son Los Bocucos Conjunto Sorpresa Chepín y su Orquesta Oriental Afro-Cuban All Stars Buena Vista Social Club
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ibrahim
- Family name
- Ferrer
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Cuba
- Place of birth
- San Luis
- Place of death
- Havana
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Genre
- Latin jazz
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- World Circuit
- Official website
- www.worldcircuit.co.uk/#Ibrahim_Ferrer
- Image
- Ibrahim ferrer.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1927-02-20
- date of death
- 2005-08-06
- Commons category
- Ibrahim Ferrer
- cause of death
- multiple organ dysfunction syndrome
- start of work period
- 1937-00-00
- member of
- Buena Vista Social Club
- place of burial
- Colón Cemetery, Havana
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Encyclopedic overview
Ibrahim Ferrer (20 February 1927 – 6 August 2005) 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 1991, he was brought back in the studio to record with the Afro-Cuban All Stars and Buena Vista Social Club, in March 1996. He then toured internationally with these revival groups and recorded several solo albums for World Circuit, before his death in 2005.
Early life
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