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Biography
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. 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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Awards & recognition
- Grammy Award — Best Tropical Latin Album · 2004
- Latin Grammy Award — Best Traditional Tropical Album · 2003
- Latin Grammy Award — Best New Artist · 2000
