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Ibrahim Ferrer, the singer of the Buena Vista Social Club group died of a heart attack on Saturday after returning to Cuba from a tour in Europe, fellow Cuban musicians said. He was 78.
Ferrer "He died this afternoon and will be buried on Monday," Rosa Ramirez of the Calzada funeral home said.
Ibrahim Ferrer, was born in Santiago in eastern Cuba on Feb. 20, 1927, and began singing professionally in 1941.
In the 1950s, Ferrer was an established singer who performed with well-known Cuban bands, including that of the legendary Benny More.
But Ferrer was a forgotten name by the mid-1990s, supplementing a meager state pension by shining shoes reports Reuters
Ferrer launched a solo career and released records in 1999 and 2003.
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