Yma Sumac was incredibly proud of her version of Mozart’s “Queen of the Night” and her unprecedented vocalese of “Clair de Lune.” For the most part, she demonstrates all of her vocal range in that incredibly beautiful rendering. It has an almost Disney feel, with the lush orchestration and her ethereal voice. Both clips are exclusive to the Official Yma Sumac Archives. I released them on an album called The Voice, which is a 2 volume collection of songs she always wanted to record but wasn’t abl

Yma Sumac - Voice Of The Xtabay

Yma Sumac - Voice Of The Xtabay

My face is blushing because an entire hour passed before I realized I originally posted this video without the music, and the audio was just me and my assistant talking. My language is certainly different than it is here. 😆 I only hope there were no automatic captions! 😆 So here is the post as it should have been: This is an incredibly daunting task for me. I’ve kept thousands of vintage Yma Sumac photos and large envelopes and boxes all these years and I’ve finally got around to putting these

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Yma Sumac - Mambo!