El botellero ibrahim ferrer biography
El botellero ibrahim ferrer biography
Ibrahim ferrer discography.
The 1997 film BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB, which was a huge success, saw a Cuban singer rise to stardom. The Grammy-winning album Buena Vista Social Club, as well as a documentary with the same title, saw Ibrahim Ferrer rise from poverty and obscurity to international fame.
His mother gave birth to him on February 20, 1927. Ferrer, who was 12 years old at the time, was an orphan and survived by selling newspapers and street produce. At 14 he joined his cousin’s vocal group Los Jovenes del Son.
He continued his singing career with other acts such as Conjunto Sorpresa and Maravilla de Beltran. Ferrer also sang with Electo Rosell’s jazz group La Orquesta Chepin Choven. With whom he recorded the regional hit 1955 “El Platanal de Bartolo”.
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Ferrer also sang with Pacho Alonso’s Santiago-based Los Bocucos, who moved to Havana in 1959 after the Cuban Revolution. Ferrer remained with Alonso for more than three decades. During that time, Ferrer proved himself to be a superb