Yma Sumac

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Born
13 September 1922
Born In
Callao, El Callao, Peru
Died
1 November 2008 (aged 86)
Yma Sumac (September 13, 1922 – November 1, 2008) was the stage name of a singer named Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chavarri del Castillo. When still a child in rural Peru, she attracted notice for her extraordinary voice, and joined the Compañía Peruana de Arte in the early 1940s. Yma Súmac was born in Callao, El Callao, Peru. Other dates mentioned in her various biographies range from 1921 to 1929. Some sources claim that she was not born in Ichocán, but in a nearby village or possibly in Lima, and that her family owned a ranch in Ichocán where she spent most of her early li… read more
Yma Sumac (September 13, 1922 – November 1, 2008) was the stage name of a singer named Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chavarri del Castillo. When still a child in rural Peru, she attracted notice for her extraordinary voice, and joined the Compañía Peruana de Arte in the early 1940s. Yma … read more
Yma Sumac (September 13, 1922 – November 1, 2008) was the stage name of a singer named Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chavarri del Castillo. When still a child in rural Peru, she attracted notice for her extraordinary voice, and joined the Compañía Peruana de Arte in the early 1940s. Yma Súmac was born in Callao, El Callao, Peru. Other dates mentioned in her … read more

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1 Play track Mambo! Gopher
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2 Play track Shou Condor Malambo No. 1
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3 Play track Recital Chuncho
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4 Play track The Collection (Original Artist Recordings) Ataypura!
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5 Play track The Ultimate Yma Sumac Collection Bo Mambo
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6 Play track Shou Condor Goomba Boomba
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7 Play track The Ultimate Yma Sumac Collection Taki Rari
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8 Play track Voice of the Xtabay Xtabay
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9 Play track The Ultimate Yma Sumac Collection Babalu
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10 Play track Voice of the Xtabay Taita Inty
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Albums

  1. 33,785 listeners

    1 Jan 1954 · 11 tracks

    Mambo!
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  2. 29,858 listeners

    1 Jan 1999 · 21 tracks

    The Ultimate Yma Sumac Collection
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  3. 16,053 listeners

    1954 · 11 tracks

    Mambo! (World)
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  4. 13,672 listeners

    1995 · 21 tracks

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