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The Ferreira Brother's first public performance in 1952 at the local radio station "Radio Sincelejo" in Sincelejo, Colombia.

The Ferreira Brothers

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The Ferreira Brothers, later The Ferrari Brothers, was an Colombian musical act that played Folk Music such as Cumbia, Rock and Classical Music. The group consisted of Richard, Luis Carlos, Álvaro and Néstor (Kico) Alfonso. The group was founded in 1950 in Sincelejo, Colombia. They were managed by their father Luis Carlos Ferreira until the early 1960s when the oldest brother Richard took over as manager. The group was the first youth band to play rock in Colombia.

History

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Early years

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The Ferrari Brothers

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Band members

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Former members

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  • Richard Ferreira - composer, song, accordion, piano, orgel, saxophone (1950 - )
  • Luis Carlos Ferreira - cuacharaca, electricbas, chorus, trombone (1950 - )
  • Álvaro Ferreira - composer, bongos, guitars, trumpet, chorus, (1950 - 1970)
  • Néstor (Kico) Alfonso Ferreira - congas, drums, song, transverse flute, (1950 - 1971)
  • Missing member - guitar (1970)
  • William Ferreira - guitar (1970 - ?)
  • Edgar Ferreira - percussion, drums (1971 -

Discography

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The Ferreira Brothers first appearance in the United States on The Ed Sullivan Show on the 20th of November, 1960. in Picture from the Left Ed Sullivan, Richard, Carlos, Alvaro and Nestor (Kico). Video Link: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9R8uqFd_9fc Youtube

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Images

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Photo of the Ferreira "Ferrari" Brothers taken by the Hollywood photographer Bruno Bernard in 1968
 
Photo taken onboard Swedish American Lion ferry "Prince Hamlet" From book xxxx by xxxx
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