Ibrahim Ferrer

Cuban singer (1927-2005) · Cuba · On the map · Musicians · Died at 78

Ibrahim Ferrer 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.

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2005Died6 August 20052004Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin AlbumAward2003Latin Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical AlbumAward2000Latin Grammy Award for Best New ArtistAward1927Born20 February 1927

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Awards

Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album2004

Latin Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Album2003

Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist2000

About this person

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.

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