Yma Sumac – Gopher Mambo

Posted by leslie on January 19th, 2009 filed in Cuba, Mambo

Yma Sumac (September 13, 1922 – November 1, 2008) was a noted Peruvian soprano. In the 1950s, she was one of the most famous proponents of exotica music and became an international success, based on the merits of her extreme vocal range, which was said to be well over four octaves and was sometimes claimed to span even five octaves at her peak.

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One Response to “Yma Sumac – Gopher Mambo”

  1. Miranda V Says:

    well written post…thank you

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