You can’t blame Ry Cooder for wanting to try something new. It’s been six years since the original Buena Vista Social Club sessions and almost 50 years since prerevolutionary Cuban music had its ...

Wim Wenders's "Buena Vista" documentary film made Ferrer's face as familiar as his sweet falsetto voice, and his solo debut, "The Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer," sold 1.5 million ...

The music world lost another entertainer over the weekend, the "Buena Vista Social Club" vocalist, Ibrahim Ferrer. He died in Havana. Ferrer was living in obscurity until career was resurrected in the ...

It would have been foolhardy six years ago to suggest that the collective of Cuban musicians between the ages of 60 and 90 known as the Buena Vista Social Club would have an extensive life beyond its ...

It could have been tempting for Cuban singer Ibrahim Ferrer, at 76, to play out his days revisiting the success of the Buena Vista Social Club. The legendary jazz ensemble assembled for a 1997 ...

Part of the appeal of the enormously successful Buena Vista Social Club recording and movie was, without a doubt, the compelling characters involved and their improbable tales. Who would have dared ...

The billing for Tuesday’s concert at UCLA’s Royce Hall said: “Buena Vista Social Club presents Orquesta Ibrahim Ferrer.” But at times the show clearly belonged to brilliant young pianist Roberto ...

AFP/ La Habana. El sonero y bolerista Ibrahim Ferrer, la voz melodiosa del proyecto Buena Vista Social Club, fallecido el pasado 6 de agosto, fue elegido "el autor del año" por la Agencia Cubana del ...

AFP/ La Habana. Estrellas del Buena Vista Social Club ofrecerán conciertos en Rusia los próximos 13 y 14 de mayo como parte de una gira por Europa, en los que rendirán homenaje al fallecido Ibrahim ...

Given this Cuban singer’s keen understanding of pre-Castro styles and his rags-to-riches comeback story, 1999’s Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer was guaranteed to impress world-music ...