Ibrahim Ferrer

Buena Vista Social Club presents Ibrahim Ferrer

by Nenad Georgievski
April 24, 2016

BVSC presents Ibrahim Ferrer is the second album from the series of records by artists who participated in the legendary Buena Vista Social Club sessions, an album which exploded around the world and is now the most succesful release in the world music genre. Apart from achieving enormous success and critical acclaim, the Buena Vista Social Club has managed to introduce Cuban music to the rest of the world and give this music faces and names that people can identify ...

Ibrahim Ferrer: Mi Sueno

by Nenad Georgievski
May 11, 2007

Very few people can boast the strange, unexpected and fortuitous resurrection of their careers that singer Ibrahim Ferrer has had. Literally pulled out of retirement, Ferrer gave the new millennia a taste of old Cuban music. The success of Buena Vista Social Club (Nonesuch, 1997), and the global popularity that the musicians involved gained, gave the world a group of musicians that can be identified with Cuban music. The story itself is now the stuff of legend, and one of ...

Buena Vista singer Ibrahim Ferrer dead at 78

Source: All About Jazz
August 8, 2005

HAVANA - Ibrahim Ferrer, the mild-mannered singer of the Buena Vista Social Club group that took him from shining shoes to world fame late in life, died on Saturday in Havana, his manager said. He was 78.

The Grammy winner known for his trademark cap and gray mustache died of multiple organ failure after returning ill on Wednesday from a European tour, manager Daniel Florestan said.

“He was taken to hospital when he got back and his condition worsened. He ...
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Ibrahim Ferrer and Dee Dee Bridgewater at the Paramount Theatre

Source: All About Jazz

As part of the Paramount Theatre's 75th Birthday celebration, we are bringing to you two incredible artists that continue our month long parade of stars.

First, the Buena Vista Social Club presents Ibrahim Ferrer on March 26th at 8:00 p.m.

If you haven't been at The Paramount Theatre when the floor is flat, you won't want to miss this event. Learn how to Salsa dance and enjoy great music at the same time. Come one hour early for lessons provided ...
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