Singer
Ibrahim Ferrer
Cuban singer who was shining shoes before the Buena Vista album.
Ibrahim Ferrer was a Cuban singer who played with the group Los Bocucos for nearly forty years. He also performed with Conjunto Sorpresa, Chepín y su Orquesta Oriental, and Mario Patterson. After his retirement in 1991, he was brought back in the studio to record with the Afro-Cuban All Stars and Buena Vista Social Club, in March 1996. He then toured internationally with these revival groups and recorded several solo albums for World Circuit, before his death in 2005.
- Born
- 1927-02-20, San Luis, CubaA Sunday
- Died
- 2005-08-06, Havana, CubaA Saturday, aged 78
- At birth
- Sun in Pisces, Moon in Libra
- Nationality
- Cuba
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1927-02-20, San Luis, Cuba · time unknown, noon chart
America/Havanathe zone used then
America/HavanaThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 1°04′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 15°04′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 17°55′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 22°45′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 29°19′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 7°45′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 7°07′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 27°49′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 25°27′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 14°01′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2005-08-06, Havana, Cuba · time unknown, noon chart
America/Havanathe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 14°16′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 1°02′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 13°06′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Virgo | 17°32′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 5°19′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 14°08′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Leo | 2°43′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 9°45′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 16°15′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 22°00′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Ibrahim Ferrer was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.