August 8, 2005 - Ibrahim Ferrer, who fronted the Cuban supergroup assembled by Ry Cooder for the 1997 album "The Buena Vista Social Club," died Saturday (8/6) in Havana, Cuba. He was 78.
June 27, 2001 - Ibrahim Ferrer and Ruben Gonzalez--two key members of the Cuban supergroup assembled by Ry Cooder for the 1999 documentary film "The Buena Vista Social Club"--are kicking off a summer tour on Wednesday (6/27) in Raleigh, N.C.