Yma Sumac
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Zoila Emperatriz Chávarri Castillo, known as Yma Sumac, was a Peruvian-born vocalist, actress, model, musical composer and producer. She won a Guinness World Record for the Greatest Range of Musical V
Sumac in 1954
Mai Zetterling, Danny Kaye and Yma Sumac during the 1950s
Sumac (right) with Vivanco and Rivero, 1947
Yma Sumac Square at Hollywood
Mambo! (album)
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Mambo! is the fifth studio album by Peruvian soprano Yma Sumac. It was released in 1954 by Capitol Records. The music accompaniment is by The Rico Mambo Orchestra, conducted by Billy May, who also wro
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…seller in the United Kingdom, becoming an international success in the 1950s. Albums like Legend of the Sun Virgin (1952), Fuego del Ande (1959) and Mambo! (1955), were other successes. In 1951, Sumac became the first Latin American and Peruvian female singer to debut on Broadway. In "Chuncho (The Forest…
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