Yma Sumac – Gopher Mambo
Posted by leslie on January 19th, 2009 filed in Cuba, MamboYma 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.
January 22nd, 2009 at 9:33 pm
well written post…thank you