Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chávarri del Castillo

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human recording artist singer soprano

Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chávarri del Castillo, better known as Yma Sumac, was a renowned Peruvian soprano celebrated for her extraordinary vocal range and exoticized recordings in the 1950s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
recording artist ⓘ
singer ⓘ
soprano ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1990s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1940 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Imma Sumack ⓘ
Yma Sumac ⓘ
surface form: Ymma Sumack
associatedWith Peruvian folklore ⓘ
burialPlace Hollywood Forever Cemetery ⓘ
causeOfDeath colon cancer ⓘ
child Charles Yma Vivanco ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Peru ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1922-09-13 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2008-11-01 ⓘ
genre Latin music ⓘ
exotica ⓘ
world music ⓘ
hasVocalRange over four octaves ⓘ
heritage Andean ⓘ
influencedGenre exotica ⓘ
languageOfPerformance English ⓘ
Quechua ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
marriageEnd 1965 ⓘ
marriageStart 1942 ⓘ
name Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chávarri del Castillo self-link ⓘ
nationality Peruvian ⓘ
notableFor exotica recordings in the 1950s ⓘ
extraordinary vocal range ⓘ
notableWork Fuego del Ande ⓘ
Inca Taqui ⓘ
Legend of the Sun Virgin ⓘ
Mambo! ⓘ
Voice of the Xtabay ⓘ
occupation singer ⓘ
soprano ⓘ
performedIn Europe ⓘ
Latin America ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
performedWith Moisés Vivanco ⓘ
placeOfBirth Ichocán, Cajamarca, Peru ⓘ
placeOfDeath Los Angeles ⓘ
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States
recordLabel Capitol Records ⓘ
residence Lima ⓘ
surface form: Lima, Peru

Los Angeles ⓘ
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States

New York City ⓘ
surface form: New York City, United States
spouse Moisés Vivanco ⓘ
stageName Yma Sumac ⓘ
vocalType coloratura soprano ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yma Sumac → birthName → Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chávarri del Castillo ⓘ
Chávarri del Castillo → birthName → Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chávarri del Castillo ⓘ
subject surface form: Yma Sumac
Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chávarri del Castillo → name → Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chávarri del Castillo self-link ⓘ