text: Ibrahim Ferrer, Cuban singer, dies at 78
  
  August 7, 2005 
  
  The famous Cuban singer and member of the "Buena Vista Social Club", Ibrahim Ferrer, died Saturday in Havana, Cuba, at the age of 78. The cause was an illness with which he returned from a tour of Europe. 
  Ferrer was born February 20, 1927 near Santiago de Cuba. He became an orphan at 12 and started working in coffee fields, carried sugar, worked in shipyards, sold newspapers and candy, and cleaned shoes. He was also singing in local bars and Orquesta Chepin-Choven noticed him. They recorded a locally successful song "El Platanar de Bartolo", but he did not get much credit for it. 
  He got world famous only when he got old, as a part of "Buena Vista Social Club". He recorded two solo albums: "Buena Vista Social Club presents Ibrahim Ferrer" and "Buenos Hermanos".
tokens: Ibrahim Ferrer , Cuban singer , dies at 78 August 7 , 2005 The famous Cuban singer and member of the " Buena Vista Social Club " , Ibrahim Ferrer , died Saturday in Havana , Cuba , at the age of 78 . The cause was an illness with which he returned from a tour of Europe . Ferrer was born February 20 , 1927 near Santiago de Cuba . He became an orphan at 12 and started working in coffee fields , carried sugar , worked in shipyards , sold newspapers and candy , and cleaned shoes . He was also singing in local bars and Orquesta Chepin - Choven noticed him . They recorded a locally successful song " El Platanar de Bartolo " , but he did not get much credit for it . He got world famous only when he got old , as a part of " Buena Vista Social Club " . He recorded two solo albums : " Buena Vista Social Club presents Ibrahim Ferrer " and " Buenos Hermanos " .
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