YMA SUMAC
Exotica • Peru
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In the 1950s, Peruvian singer Yma Sumac impressed audiences worldwide with her four-octave vocal range. She performed on albums, at concerts and in films.
Singer Yma Sumac was born circa September 13, 1922, in Cajamarca, Peru. After arriving in the United States in 1946, she found success as a singer, and was renowned for having a voice that spanned more than four octaves. Her fame faded in the 1960s, though she gave occasional concerts and retained a cult following. Sumac was 86 when she died in Los Angeles, California, on November 1, 2008.
Early Life
Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chavarri del Castillo was born in Cajamarca, Peru, circa September 13, 1922 (her birth year has also been given as 1925 and 1927). She grew up in Peru—in a family she described as being descended from the Incan emperor Atahualpa—and began performing in Lima before moving to the United States in 1946. There, she embarked
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1954
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