Yma Sumac

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Yma Sumac was a renowned Peruvian soprano celebrated for her extraordinary vocal range and exoticized "Incan princess" persona in mid-20th-century popular and classical music.

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Yma Sumac canonical 62
Ymma Sumack 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Peruvian person
human
recording artist
soprano singer
activeYearsEnd 1990s
activeYearsStart 1940
alternativeName Imma Sumack
associatedWith exotica music movement
birthDate 1922-09-13
birthName Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chávarri del Castillo
birthPlace Ichocán, Cajamarca, Peru
countryOfCitizenship Peru
deathDate 2008-11-01
deathPlace Los Angeles
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States
familyName Chávarri del Castillo
genre Latin music
classical music
exotica
world music
givenName Zoila
hasOnlineEncyclopediaEntry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yma_Sumac
heritage Andean
influenced later world music vocalists
languageOfPerformance English
Quechua
Spanish
memberOf Trío Suramericano
notableFor Incan princess stage persona
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
Soviet Union
United States of America
surface form: United States
placeOfBurial Hollywood Forever Cemetery
recordLabel Capitol Records
spouse Moisés Vivanco
stageName Yma Sumac self-link
vocalRange often claimed as five octaves
over four octaves
vocalType coloratura soprano

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