Yma Sumac was a Peruvian vocalist, actress, composer, producer and model. She spent her childhood in the Andes Mountains imitating the birds and the animals, unintentionally making her vocal range wider and wider.
Yma Sumac was a Peruvian vocalist, actress, composer, producer and model. She spent her childhood in the Andes Mountains imitating the birds and the animals, unintentionally making her vocal range wider and wider.
Yma Sumac was a Peruvian vocalist, actress, composer, producer and model. She spent her childhood in the Andes Mountains (a rumor says she’s a descendant of the last Incan emperor), imitating the birds and the animals, unintentionally making her vocal range wider and wider.
She started her singing career as a Peruvian folk singer in the 1940s but truly gained success in the 1950s when she performed at Carnegie Hall and later won a Guinness World Record for the Greatest Range of Musical Value in 1956.
People started calling her the Queen of Exotica and the pioneer of world music. According to some reports, she had five octaves (a trained singer usually has three).
In 1956 she won a Guinness World Record for the “Greatest Range of Musical Value”.
In 1960 she became the first Latina to get a phonograph record star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
YuriTheBot on
Mad skills
Prestigious_Mango998 on
This is the MOST UNIQUE AND MYSTICAL PIECE OF MUSIC EVER
eOne_two-3 on
Malambo No. 1 is a banger! tried a few times imitating her voice, ran out of breath 🤣
SunshineBootyLuv on
That is some insane level of talent right there. I think she’s so awesome!
builderguy74 on
Probably an unpopular opinion but not for me.
Shades of Yoko….
IamGeoMan on
Il Dolce Suono from the 5th Element was made for her
X1SephX on
I take it this was the inspiration for the opera singer in the 5th Element
DrunkenVodinski on
I believe we found a real-life Disney princess.
TallBeat2840 on
Imitating animals for a living? Sounds like the original ‘wild’ performer!
loudeman on
Me trying to get into cold water
Heyyyyaaaaaaaaincast on
This is who Yoko thought she was
randomcharacters3 on
I’ve never actually heard or seen her before but the name has been showing up in crossword puzzles for years.
yamimementomori on
I wanna hear her singing “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “I Will Always Love You,” “The Phantom of the Opera”—both the Christine and Erik parts—and “Pow R. Toch H.”
remote_001 on
Was anyone else worried about that bird pooping?
ratlesnail on
I wonder if she wakes up at 3am with other songbirds to practice
Unusual_Analyst9272 on
Insidious lol
Hehefine on
Lyrebird
MaybeLikeWater on
🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
brandyam on
I always thought she was a guy, just assumed for some reason…. Thanks for opening my eyes!
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Yma Sumac was a Peruvian vocalist, actress, composer, producer and model. She spent her childhood in the Andes Mountains (a rumor says she’s a descendant of the last Incan emperor), imitating the birds and the animals, unintentionally making her vocal range wider and wider.
She started her singing career as a Peruvian folk singer in the 1940s but truly gained success in the 1950s when she performed at Carnegie Hall and later won a Guinness World Record for the Greatest Range of Musical Value in 1956.
People started calling her the Queen of Exotica and the pioneer of world music. According to some reports, she had five octaves (a trained singer usually has three).
In 1956 she won a Guinness World Record for the “Greatest Range of Musical Value”.
In 1960 she became the first Latina to get a phonograph record star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Mad skills
This is the MOST UNIQUE AND MYSTICAL PIECE OF MUSIC EVER
Malambo No. 1 is a banger! tried a few times imitating her voice, ran out of breath 🤣
That is some insane level of talent right there. I think she’s so awesome!
Probably an unpopular opinion but not for me.
Shades of Yoko….
Il Dolce Suono from the 5th Element was made for her
I take it this was the inspiration for the opera singer in the 5th Element
I believe we found a real-life Disney princess.
Imitating animals for a living? Sounds like the original ‘wild’ performer!
Me trying to get into cold water
This is who Yoko thought she was
I’ve never actually heard or seen her before but the name has been showing up in crossword puzzles for years.
I wanna hear her singing “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “I Will Always Love You,” “The Phantom of the Opera”—both the Christine and Erik parts—and “Pow R. Toch H.”
Was anyone else worried about that bird pooping?
I wonder if she wakes up at 3am with other songbirds to practice
Insidious lol
Lyrebird
🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
I always thought she was a guy, just assumed for some reason…. Thanks for opening my eyes!