IBRAHIM FERRER

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Cuban singer vaulted to superstardom late in life by the ultra-popular 1997 movie BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB.

With the release of the Grammy-winning album Buena Vista Social Club and an acclaimed documentary of the same name, Cuban singer Ibrahim Ferrer vaulted from obscurity and poverty to international fame in the twilight of his life. He was born February 20, 1927, when his mother went into labor during a dance in the Cuban village of San Luis. By 12, Ferrer was an orphan, surviving by selling newspapers and produce on the street. He began his professional singing career at 14, joining his cousin's vocal group Los Jovenes del Son -- Ferrer later sang with acts including Conjunto Sorpresa, Maravilla de Beltrán, Beny Moré, and Electo Rosell's jazz group La Orquesta Chepín Chovén, with whom he scored the 1955 regional hit "El Platanal de Bartolo." He also sang with Pacho Alonso, whose Santiago-based
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IBRAHIM FERRER Ibrahim Ferrer - Conjunto Los Bocucos : Salsón album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Ibrahim Ferrer - Conjunto Los Bocucos : Salsón
Afro-Cuban Jazz 1982
IBRAHIM FERRER Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer
Afro-Cuban Jazz 1999
IBRAHIM FERRER Buenos Hermanos album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Buenos Hermanos
Afro-Cuban Jazz 2003
IBRAHIM FERRER Mi Sueno album cover 4.50 | 1 ratings
Mi Sueno
Afro-Cuban Jazz 2006
IBRAHIM FERRER Chepin Y Su Orquesta Oriental Con Ibrahim Ferrer album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Chepin Y Su Orquesta Oriental Con Ibrahim Ferrer
Afro-Cuban Jazz 2017

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IBRAHIM FERRER Silencio Special EP album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Silencio Special EP
Afro-Cuban Jazz 1999

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IBRAHIM FERRER Toda Una Vida album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Toda Una Vida
Afro-Cuban Jazz 2005
IBRAHIM FERRER The Essential album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Essential
Afro-Cuban Jazz 2006

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