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Yma Sumac

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Author: jp on November 10 2008

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--> i just realized that the peruvian singer Yma Sumac died at november 1st. i was listening to one of her records when i read the blog here about miriam makeba's death so i had to check out wikipedia about yma sumac.
she had an incredible vocal range of about four octaves and made some really great records.
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11/10/08 + Fredo

oh. goodness! Sad sad sad!

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11/10/08 + Lara

She was so rad!

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11/10/08 + utofbu

geezus.......

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11/11/08 + Fant00m

i did not know she died! Sumac never got the attention she deserved. Personaly i like her voice better then Callas' voice, who got more airplay.

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12/04/08 + kenrestivo

She gigged around Los Angeles a lot when I lived there (80's and 90's).

I thought her name was actually "Amy Camus" and she was a nice Jewish girl from the San Fernando Valley-- and her alter-ego "Yma Sumac" was a stage name that came to her while driving down the 101.

She sure could do amazing "stunt vocals" though.

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