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Ibrahim Ferrer
Cuban singer (1927–2005)
Musical artist
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.[1] He then toured internationally with these revival groups and recorded several solo albums for World Circuit, before his death in 2005.
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 t