Ibrahim Ferrer has died

[obie]

AP obituary (http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/arts/AP-Obit-Ferrer.html)

Good man, good singer, tough life with redemption only in his later years. Saw him at the Beacon a couple of years back with Ruben Gonzales, who died in 2003, and Omara Portoundo -- total class act.

[wcgcapone]

RIP. The man had a truely 'golden' voice.

[gaijin]

:(

Very sad.

[nicodemus]

That completely sucks. :(

As a concert promoter, I tried presenting him several times, but we could never quite work it out. :(

[MeridianFC]

Truly sad. He probably had my favorite voice of the rediscovered "Beuena Vista" crowd.

Adios big man.

[The Double]

Is that why they showed Buena Vista Social Club this morning on, Showtime, I think? Sad. Rest in peace.

[Lanky134]

With Ferrer, Ruben Gonzales and Compay Segundo all passing in the past few years, I'm glad these incredible talents were able to be exposed to a wider audience in their lifetimes.

[nicodemus]

With Ferrer, Ruben Gonzales and Compay Segundo all passing in the past few years, I'm glad these incredible talents were able to be exposed to a wider audience in their lifetimes.
Thankfully Eliades Ochoa is still only 60 today and will hopefully be around for quite a while longer.

[hangthadj]

How did I miss this until yesterday.

So sad :(

[skipshady]

I broke out my Ferrer and Buena Vista CDs out yesterday. I'm bummed.