I’ve just heard that Ibrahim Ferrer has died. You can read a BBC news story about this here. You can learn more about this wonderful musician, who had a most beautiful voice (which engages you whether or not you speak Spanish), here, and you can learn more about the Buena Vista Social Club project here. (I’d credit the photo if I could, but I don’t know the original source. It was on the album cover of “Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer” which is great.) Several of the original masters from that project have died now, Ferrer and Ruben Gonzalez being two of my favourites.
Music – and life in general – are very much richer for their contributions.
May they live forever!
-cvj
August 8th, 2005 at 11:24 am
[...] Ibrahim Ferrer, RIP. Some nice links from Cosmic Variance. [...]
August 8th, 2005 at 12:13 pm
Clifford, thanks for the posting. If it weren’t for this blog, and a quick peek at its contents while enroute to a business trip, I would not learned of the sad news until much later.
The BVSC and the Afro-Cuban All Stars albums are two of my favorites – great music to have when entertaining, too. Luckily, I have both on my iPod, so I must have a listen in my hotel room tonight.
Great statement — music and life are richer due to their contributions.
August 8th, 2005 at 5:21 pm
Thanks Athena. I too have had a commemorative listen to BVSC on the ipod. -cvj
August 8th, 2005 at 5:36 pm
Me three, as well as A-CAS.