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August 7, 2005
Buena Vista Social Club's Ibrahim Ferrer dies at 78
The Cuban musician Ibrahim Ferrer, whom American guitarist Ry Cooder thrust to fame late in life for the Wim Wenders film Buena Vista Social Club, died yesterday in a hospital in Havana. His manager said he returned ill from a European tour Wednesday, checked into a hospital and died of multiple organ failure. He had a history of emphysema.
The July 10 AP photo above shows a diminished Ferrer on stage at the 39th Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland. He might better be remembered by these photos at Google.
When notables die on a weekend, most sites acknowledge it with a wire-service obit, with staff-written appreciations to come early in the week. Chicago Sun-Times wrote its own obit.
Real audio clips are at the bottom of this inadvertently lyrical page.
Posted by Sheila Lennon
at 10:29 AM | Permalink
he was a great inspirator, musician, and guajiro!!
Posted by: Tropicana on August 10, 2005 9:27 AM