Veteran Cuban singer Ibrahim Ferrer has died at the age of 78 after being admitted to a hospital in Havana on Wednesday with gastroenteritis. He had recently completed a month long tour of Europe. Manager Daniel Florestan said: "He was taken to hospital when he got back and his condition worsened. He died of multiple organ failure." His widow, Cariad Diaz said "He was a very worthy person, to be admired, not only as a musician but also as a father and a husband. He completed his European tour with great bravery. We are deeply affected by his death."
Ferrer was a master of the son and bolero styles, and achieved late stardom with the release of 1997 record 'Buena Vista Social Club' and the 1999 Wim Wenders film of the same name. Fellow Buena Vista members, pianist Ruben Gonzalez and guitarist Compay Segundo died back in 2003.