Yma Sumac (1922-2008) was a Peruvian-American coloratula soprano. Her five-octave range, her embrace of exotica music, her stage personality, and her exotic looks during the 1950s made her a sensation among audiences world-wide. Her music, I fear, is an acquired taste -- one that I unfortunately have never acquired, but there are thems that like it.. But she dis some amazing things with her vocal chords.
I wonder how many remember her today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4niH1RVvwU
I remember being quite interested in her music about fifty years ago.
ReplyDeleteZoila Augusta Emperatriz Chavarri del Castillo, no less. YMa Sumac fit better on a marquee or album cover.
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