Ibrahim Ferrer

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Ibrahim Ferrer, who was born in Cuba, was a musician who began his career in the fifties.¹

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1. Genre(s): Latin²
2. Name: Ibrahim Ferrer²
3. Born: February 27, 1927²
4. Died: August 6, 2005²
5. Origin: Latin²
6. Active: 1950-2000²
7. Albums: 21³
8. Label(s): Union Square, Blue Moon, WEA, Nonesuch, etc. ³
9. Awards: 2003 Grammy⁴

Ferrer became an orphan at age twelve, and he supported himself by selling newspapers and vegetables on the streets in Cuba, before starting his career at age fourteen.⁵

Ferrer joined a vocal group with his cousin to start his career, and went on to sing with a number of Cuban groups. In 1959, during the Cuban revolution, Ferrer sang with the group Los Bocucos and went on tour Europe in 1962.⁵ Ferrer all though retiring in 1991, was asked to start performing again at the age of 69. The album he made in 1997, sold over four million copies.⁶ In 2003, Ferrer made another album which sold over a million copies.⁷ Ferrer made his last recording in 2005, after coming back from an European tour, and then died in August of that year.⁸ In 2007, another album was released that was only half done when he died, which was called Mi Sueno which means My Dream.⁹

• 1999: Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer
• 2002: La Colleccion Cubana
• 2003: Buenos Hermanos
• 2005: Ay, Candela
• 2007: Mi Sueno