The Peruvian singer was known for a vocal range that spanned at least four octaves Tuesday marks what would have been the 94th birthday of the Peruvian singer known as Yma Sumac, who was born Sept. 13 ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Yma Sumac, the Peruvian-born soprano who wowed international audiences in the 1950s with her stunning vocal range and modern take on South American folk music, has died. Sumac died ...

Now a voice for the ages - whichever age that was. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "MALAMBO NO. 1") YMA SUMAC: What they do in Peru... (Singing in non-English language). SIMON: That's the late Yma Sumac, the ...

She is no longer physically with us, but Yma Sumac will again be present in Southern California through the unveiling of a bust, a film projection and a concert. The most enduring of these tributes to ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

HOLLYWOOD — A Hollywood intersection was dedicated Thursday as Yma Sumac Square in honor of the record-setting Peruvian singer and one of the best known performers of exotica music in the 1950s, nine ...

The famous singer was known to hit more than five octaves A star was born on Sept. 13, 1922: Yma Sumac, whose vocal range astounded music lovers the world over. Google marked what would have been the ...

Yma Sumac, who died on Saturday, probably aged 86, was a Peruvian singer and a phenomenon in the 1950s whose varied, tempestuous career started when her extraordinary voice, ranging over several ...

Yma Sumac, the Peruvian-born soprano who wowed international audiences in the 1950s with her stunning vocal range and modern take on South American folk music, has died. Sumac died Saturday at an ...

SIMON: That's the late Yma Sumac, the Peruvian singer with a singular and stunning sound. She would have turned 100 years old this month, either on September 10 or September 13 - some of the details ...