Ibrahim Ferrer - Tierra Caliente

Ibrahim Ferrer was a popular Afro-Cuban musician in Cuba.Born at a dance in San Luis, near the city of Santiago de Cuba, Ferrer's mother died when he was 12, leaving him orphaned and forcing him to sing on the streets (busk) to earn money. The next year, Ferrer joined his first ever musical group, a duet alongside his cousin called Jovenes del Son (Spanish: Youths of Son). They performed at private functions and the two youths managed to scrape together enough money to live.

Over the next few years, Ferrer would perform with many musical groups, including Conjunto Sorpresa and Orquesta Chepin-Choven.The leader of the latter composed one of Ferrer's biggest hits, "El Platanal de Bartolo".

In 1953 Ferrer started to play with Pacho Alonso's group in Santiago. In 1959 the group moved permanently to Havana, renaming themselves Los Bocucos, after a type of drum widely used in Santiago.

With Alonso, Ferrer primarily performed son, guaracha and other up-tempo songs. However, he yearned to sing boleros. It was not until almost 40 years later, with the release of Ry Cooder's Grammy Award winning, Oscar nominated Buena Vista Social Club recording in 1999, that Ibrahim Ferrer's talent as a bolero singer would become widely known.

Tracklist:

1. Viene De La Tierra Caliente
2. Mana Me Voy A Sibanicu
3. La Chica Del Granizado
4. Mi Tonada Montuna
5. Una Fuerza Inmensa
6. Un Son Para El Guayabero
7. Estoy Seco Y Me Quiero Mojar
8. Ahora No Puedo
9. En Que Parte De Cuba Nacio El Son
10. Todavia Me Queda Voz
11. Santa Cecilia
12. El Son De La Santiaguera
13. Esto Se Baila Y Se Toca
14. Compositor Confundido
15. Asi Es La Vida Compay
16. El Platanal De Bartolo
17. Cucuruchito De Coco

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