<<But isn't Yma Sumac, Peruvian or Argentinean? I remembered one radio
announcer said that her voice comes oh so rarely and she's from either
Peru or Argentina.>>
Well Joseph, it appears to be the stuff of legends...I said Polynesian, which was way
wrong. I was just talking off the top of my head. The All-Music guide has a pretty
long blurb about her, which begins as follows:
"A singer with an amazing four-octave range, Yma Sumac was said to have been a
descendant of Inca kings, an Incan princess that was one of the Golden Virgins. Her
offbeat stylings became a phenomenon of early '50s pop music. While her album covers
took advantage of her strange costumes and voluptuous figure, rumors abounded that
she was, in actuality, a housewife named Amy Camus. It mattered little, since there
has been no one like her before or since in the annals of popular music. "
I'm sure there is more info about her on www - heck, maybe even an Yma Sumac
Discussion List! :~)
I remember seeing her on Letterman a number of years ago...she started singing very
low, and as the song progressed she continued to climb up over several octaves, so
at least THAT part is true!
Bob
NP: Junior Kimbrough, "Meet Me In The City"
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