Obituary: Ibrahim Ferrer

Despite a career spanning decades, Cuban singer Ibrahim Ferrer rose to world fame late in life, as part of the Buena Vista Social Club project.
A master of the traditional son and bolero styles, Ferrer began singing professionally at the age of 14 and was a member of several well-known groups.

But it was joining Buena Vista in the 1990s that took him from a retirement shining shoes to international renown.

He died, aged 78, after returning ill from a month-long tour of Europe.

Ferrer was born in 1927 in the south-eastern city of Santiago de Cuba, an area known for its musical tradition.

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