Imma Sumack

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Imma Sumack is an alternative name for Yma Sumac, the renowned Peruvian soprano celebrated for her extraordinary vocal range and exoticized 1950s exotica recordings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf stage name
activeInPeriod 1950s
alsoKnownAs Yma Sumac
alternateNameOf Yma Sumac
associatedAct Moisés Vivanco
associatedWith Capitol Records NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
countryOfCitizenship Peru
culturalOrigin Peruvian
genre exotica
hasReputation one of the most remarkable voices of the 20th century
heritage Andean
influenced later world music artists
languageOfPerformance English
Quechua
Spanish
marketedAs Incan princess
musicalStyle Andean music
Latin American music
notableFor extraordinary vocal range
notableWork Fuego del Ande
Inca Taqui
Legend of the Sun Virgin
Mambo!
Voice of the Xtabay
occupation soprano singer
partOf 1950s exotica movement
performanceMedium concert tours
film
studio recordings
recordLabel Capitol Records NERFINISHED
subjectOf biographical documentaries
music history studies
vocalRange approximately four octaves
reported up to five octaves
vocalType coloratura soprano

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