All rights reserved. By the late 1950s, he was a well-known singer performing regularly with the late, great bandleader Pacho Alonso.He also made guest appearances with other legendary names, including Benny More and Orquesta de Chepin.Alonso's group moved to Havana in 1959, and Ferrer came along, remaining with the group for more than two decades. He was buried in the Colón Cemetery, Havana. By the early 1980s, Ferrer had left the musical scene, but came out of retirement to perform with the Buena Vista group.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. He was 78. or redistributed. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, "Also in 1999, Ferrer was featured in one of a string of albums that followed, "Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer," and won a Latin Grammy for best new artist in 2000.Two other well-known members of the original Buena Vista group, singer Compay Segundo and pianist Ruben Gonzalez, died in 2003.Originally from Cuba's eastern city of Santiago, Ferrer was born on Feb. 20, 1927, during a dance at a social club after his mother unexpectedly went into labor.Ferrer was still a boy when he began singing professional with Santiago groups in 1941. The Montuno production company did not give a cause of death, but Ferrer's colleagues said he suffered from emphysema and was feeling ill earlier in the week.Known for his trademark cap and graying mustache, Ferrer was a wiry, animated figure who clearly enjoyed performing Cuba's traditional "son" music of the 1940s and 1950s for new generations of fans.Among a group of older Cuban performers recruited by U.S. musician "I felt like he was my brother," said fellow Buena Vista performer, the guitarist Manuel Galban. In 2000, Ferrer, at the age of 72, received a In 2001, he appeared on the track "Latin Simone (¿Qué Pasa Contigo?)" He died on August 6, 2005 , at CIMEQ Hospital in Havana, Cuba, due to multiple organ failure. Starting in 1967, Los Bocucos became an independent group, since Pacho Alonso started a new band, Los Pachucos.

He was 78. "He was a great musician and a great companion. He came out of retirement in 1999 to record the album Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer which won him his first Latin Grammy as Best New Artist in 2000. The Montuno production company did not give a cause of death, but Ferrer's colleagues said he suffered from emphysema and was feeling ill earlier in the week. He first participated in the recording of the album In 1999, Ry Cooder recorded Ferrer's first solo album. All market data delayed 20 minutes. on the Ferrer was posthumously featured in the Gorillaz documentary films Mr. Ferrer can't be with us tonight, The Guardian, 18 February 2004

The Montuno production company did not give a cause of death Saturday night when confirming Ferrer's death earlier in the day. Aug. 8, 2005 Ibrahim Ferrer, the Cuban singer whose life included one of popular music's most triumphant second acts, died on Saturday in Havana. Ibrahim Ferrer died at age 78 of multiple organ failure on August 6, 2005 at CIMEQ hospital in Havana, Cuba after returning from a European tour. He was 78.

Ferrer's colleagues said he suffered from emphysema in recent years and was feeling ill earlier in the week during a flight home from Europe. ©2020 FOX News Network, LLC. Personal life. Ferrer was an adherent of the Santería faith, a blending of traditional African religions and Catholicism. He was 78 at the time of his death and had jus t returned from a European Tour. All market data delayed 20 minutes. Ibrahim Ferrer, the humble, soft-spoken Cuban singer who achieved long-delayed international fame only after he was recruited for the Grammy-winning Buena Vista Social Club, has died. In 1998, Cuban label In 1996, Ferrer took part in Nick Gold’s World Circuit sessions, when it was announced that an old-style bolero singer would be required. Cuban Singer.

He was a singer of the Buena Vista Social Club. Since then, Ferrer began to sing lead more often, instead of performing as a backing singer.

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