Global InformationYma Sumac information
Yma Sumac | |
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 Sumac in Italy in 1954 | |
| Born | Zoila Emperatriz September 13, 1922 Callao, Peru |
| Died | November 1, 2008 (aged 86) Los Angeles, United States |
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| Instruments | Voice |
| Years active | 1938–1976, 1984–1997 |
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Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chávarri del Castillo (born Zoila Emperatriz Chávarri Castillo; September 13, 1922[1][2][3] – November 1, 2008), known as Yma Sumac (or Imma Sumack), was a Peruvian-born vocalist, composer, producer, actress and model. She won a Guinness World Record for the Greatest Range of Musical Value in 1956.[4] "Ima sumaq" means "how beautiful" in Quechua.[5] She has also been called Queen of Exotica[6][7] and is considered a pioneer of world music.[8] Her debut album, Voice of the Xtabay (1950), peaked at number one in the Billboard 200,[9] selling a million of copies in the United States, and its single, "Virgin of the Sun God (Taita Inty)", reached number one on the UK Singles Chart,[10] becoming an international success in the 1950s. Albums like Legend of the Sun Virgin (1952),[11] Fuego del Ande (1959)[12] and Mambo! (1955),[12] were other successes.
In 1951, Sumac became the first Latin American female singer to debut on Broadway.[8] In "Chuncho (The Forest Creatures)" (1953), she developed her own technical singing,[13] named "double voice"[14] or "triple coloratura".[13] At the same time, she performed in the Carnegie Hall[15] and Lewisohn Stadium.[16] In 1960 she became the first Latin American woman to get a phonograph record star[17] on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[18] Afterwards she toured the Soviet Union,[19] selling more than 20 million tickets.[19] According to Variety in 1974,[20] Sumac had more than 3,000 concerts "covering the entire globe",[20] breaking any previous records by a performer.[20] Fashion magazine V listed her as one of the 9 international fashion icons of all times in 2010.[21][3] She has sold over 40 million records, which makes her the best-selling Peruvian singer in history.[22][23][24]
- ^ "Documentos legales de Yma Súmac y Moisés Vivanco". Galeria La Sumac. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
- ^ Martin, Douglas (November 4, 2008). "Yma Sumac, Vocalist of the Exotic, Dies at 86". The New York Times. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
- ^ a b "The Yma Sumac Timeline". yma-sumac.com. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
- ^ Records, Guinness World (November 7, 2017). The Guinness Book of Superlatives: The Original Book of Fascinating Facts. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-945186-45-5.
- ^ "Imanay". www.runa-simi.org (in Spanish). Retrieved January 26, 2023.
- ^ "Google Doodle honors Peruvian soprano Yma Sumac". Christian Science Monitor. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
- ^ Yma Sumac [exotica vocalist]: Musician Snapshots. SBE Media. September 11, 2015.
- ^ a b "El regreso de Yma Sumac, la soprano inca que cantaba en cinco octavas y se adelantó 70 años a Rosalía". abc (in Spanish). January 14, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
- ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 28, 1951. p. 24.
- ^ "Barry's Hits of All Decades Pop rock n roll Music Chart Hits". hitsofalldecades.com. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
- ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. February 23, 1952.
- ^ a b YMA SUMAC – HOLLYWOODS INKAPRINZESSIN, retrieved January 27, 2023
- ^ a b PERÚ, NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO (September 5, 2016). "Freddie Mercury: solo dos peruanos podrían competir con su voz | LUCES". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved January 27, 2023.
- ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 3, 1953.
- ^ "People, Mar. 1, 1954". Time. March 1, 1954. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
- ^ B, J. (June 26, 1953). "YMA SUMAC STARS IN LATIN CONCERT; Produces Variety of Coloristic Effects at Lewisohn Stadium – Segall in Piano Concerto". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
- ^ "La inigualable y exótica Yma Sumac, primera iberoamericana en el Paseo de la Fama de Hollywood". www.notimerica.com. Europa Press. November 1, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
- ^ Chad (October 25, 2019). "Yma Sumac". Hollywood Walk of Fame. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
- ^ a b "Yma Súmac, la princesa inca que hechizó al mundo con su voz | Radiónica". www.radionica.rocks. June 20, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Periódicos y revistas (Década 1970)". Galeria La Sumac. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
- ^ Vildoso, Tilsa Anahi Otta; Granda, Teresa Fuller; Medina, Elbio Ademir Espíritu; Coronado, Eloy Jáuregui; Benito, Zoila Rosa Antonio; Alegre, Raúl Horacio Cachay; Cabrera, Luis Alexander Pacora; Barbès, Olivier Conan; Buritica, Jaime Andrés Monsalve (November 5, 2021). Sabor peruano: Travesías musicales (in Spanish). Editorial Universidad de Guadalajara. ISBN 978-607-571-298-7.
- ^ Mendoza, Zoila S. (June 28, 2021). "Yma Sumac: The Extraordinary Peruvian Singer and Her Paradoxical Career". Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Latin American History. doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780199366439.013.980. ISBN 978-0-19-936643-9. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
- ^ "Yma Súmac: the greatest Peruvian voice of all time featured on the new iPhone12". peru.info. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
- ^ "Yma Súmac, la última princesa inca". Fundación BBVA Perú (in Spanish). Retrieved December 25, 2021.