Yma Sumac (September 13, 1922 – November 1, 2008) was the stage name of a P… Read Full Bio ↴Yma Sumac (September 13, 1922 – November 1, 2008) was the stage name of a Peruvian 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 life. Stories published in the 1950s claimed that she was an Incan princess directly descended from Atahualpa. A story claiming that she was actually born Amy Camus (Yma Sumac backwards) in Brooklyn or Canada was fabricated while she was performing in New York City in the early 1950s. She adopted the stage name of Imma Sumack (also spelled Ymma Sumack and Ima Sumack) in South America before she went to the U.S. The stage name was based on her mother's name which was derived from Ima Shumaq, Quechua for "how beautiful!" although in interviews she claimed it meant "beautiful flower" or "beautiful girl".
Imma Sumack first appeared on radio in 1942, and married composer and bandleader Moisés Vivanco on June 6 the same year. She recorded at least 23 tracks of Peruvian folk songs in Argentina in 1943 . These early recordings for the Odeon label featured Moisés Vivanco's group, Compañía Peruana de Arte, a group of 46 Indian dancers singers and musicians. In 1946, Sumack and Vivanco moved to New York City, where they performed as the Inca Taky Trio: Sumack herself singing coloratura soprano, Vivanco on guitar and her cousin Cholita Rivero singing contralto and dancing. Sumack bore a son, Charles, in 1949, and was signed by Capitol Records in 1950, at which time her stage name became "Yma Sumac".
During the 1950s, Yma Sumac produced a series of legendary lounge music recordings featuring Hollywood-style versions of Incan and South American folk songs, working with the likes of Les Baxter and Billy May. In 1951, she popularized Jorge Bravo de Rueda's classic song Vírgenes del Sol. The combination of her extraordinary voice, exotic looks and stage personality made her a hit with American audiences. Sumac even appeared in a Broadway musical, Flahooley, in 1951, as a foreign princess who brings Aladdin's lamp to an American toy factory to have it repaired. The show's score was by Sammy Fain and E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, but Sumac's four numbers were the work of Vivanco. Capitol Records, Sumac's label, recorded the show. Flahooley closed quickly but the recording continues as a cult classic, in part because it also marked the Broadway debut of Barbara Cook. During the height of Sumac's popularity, she appeared in the films Secret of the Incas (1954) and Omar Khayyam (1957). She became a U.S. citizen July 22, 1955
In 1957, Sumac and Vivanco divorced, their dispute making news in Los Angeles.[10] They remarried that same year before divorcing again in 1965. Apparently due to financial difficulties, Yma Sumac and the original Inca Taky Trio went on a world tour in 1961, which lasted for five years. They performed in 40 cities in the Soviet Union, and afterwards all over Europe, Asia and Latin America. Their performance in Bucharest, Romania was recorded as the album Recital, her only 'live in concert' record. Yma Sumac spent the rest of the 1960s performing sporadically.
In 1971, she released a rock album, called Miracles, and returned to live in Peru. She performed in concert from time to time during the 1970s in Peru and later in New York. In the 1980s, she had a number of concerts both in the U.S. and abroad . She sang Ataypura during a March 19, 1987 appearance on Late Night with David Letterman, appearing alongside actor-comedians Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Murray.
In 1989, she sang once again at The Ballroom in New York. In March 1990, she played the role of Heidi in Stephen Sondheim's Follies, in Long Beach, California, her first attempt at serious theater since Flahooley in 1951. In 1992, Günther Czernetsky directed a documentary titled Yma Sumac - Hollywoods Inkaprinzessin (Yma Sumac - Hollywood's Inca princess). She also gave several concerts in the summer of 1996 two more in Montreal, Canada in July 1997 as part of the Montreal International Jazz Festival.
Sumac's profile rose again when the song Ataypura was featured in the Coen Brothers' film The Big Lebowski. Her song Bo Mambo appeared in a commercial for Kahlua liquor, and was sampled for the Hands Upsong by the Black Eyed Peas. The song Gopher Mambo was used in the films Ordinary Decent Criminal and Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. The songs Goomba Boomba and Malambo No. 1 appeared in Death to Smoochy.
On May 6, 2006, Sumac flew to Lima, where she was presented the Orden del Sol award by Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo, and the Jorge Basadre medal by the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos.
Yma Sumac recorded an incredible vocal range of more than four octaves, from B2 to C♯7 (approximately 123 to 2270 Hz). She was able to sing notes in the low baritone register as well as notes above the range of an ordinary coloratura soprano. Both low and high extremes can be heard in the song Chuncho (The Forest Creatures) (1950)
Yma Sumac passed away at an assisted living facility in Los Angeles, California on November 1, 2008.
==Discography==
*At least eighteen tracks of Peruvian folk songs in Argentina in 1943 for the [[Odeon Records]] label, with Moisés Vivanco's group, Compañía Peruana de Arte—a group of forty-six Indian dancers, singers, and musicians. (Three additional tracks from these sessions are instrumentals or feature other vocalists.)(10" 78 rpm)
* ''Voice of the Xtabay'' (1950), Capitol Records 10" LP H244 (33 1/3) CD-244 (78 rpm set)
* ''Flahooley'' (1951), Capitol DF-284 (78 rpm set)
* ''Legend of the Sun Virgin'' (1952), Capitol DDN-299 (78 rpm set)
* ''Inca Taqui'' (1953), Capitol L-243 (10" LP)
* ''Mambo!'' (1954), Capitol T-564 (10" LP)
* ''Voice of the Xtabay & Inca Taqui'', (1955) Capitol W-684 (both on one 12" LP)
* ''Legend of the Jivaro'' (1957), Capitol T-770 (12" LP)
* ''Fuego Del Ande'' (1959), Capitol T-1169 (Monophonic); ST 1169 (Stereo) (mono and stereo versions were separate recordings) (12" LP)
* ''Recital'' (1961), Electrecord EDE-073 (12" LP) — reissued on CD, ESP-DISK' 4029 (2006)
* ''Miracles'' (1971), London XPS 608 (12" LP) — reissued with two additional tracks as ''Yma Rocks!'' (1998), ShamLys JOM-1027-2 (CD)
* ''I Wonder'' on [[Stay Awake (album)|Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films]], 1988 (one of Various Artists)
* ''Mambo ConFusion'' (1991), Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin (Germany CD Maxi-Single), DSB 3025-5 (CD Maxi-Single contains 'Radio Version,' longer 'Maxi Version,' and 'Mambo Hip' version)
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 life. Stories published in the 1950s claimed that she was an Incan princess directly descended from Atahualpa. A story claiming that she was actually born Amy Camus (Yma Sumac backwards) in Brooklyn or Canada was fabricated while she was performing in New York City in the early 1950s. She adopted the stage name of Imma Sumack (also spelled Ymma Sumack and Ima Sumack) in South America before she went to the U.S. The stage name was based on her mother's name which was derived from Ima Shumaq, Quechua for "how beautiful!" although in interviews she claimed it meant "beautiful flower" or "beautiful girl".
Imma Sumack first appeared on radio in 1942, and married composer and bandleader Moisés Vivanco on June 6 the same year. She recorded at least 23 tracks of Peruvian folk songs in Argentina in 1943 . These early recordings for the Odeon label featured Moisés Vivanco's group, Compañía Peruana de Arte, a group of 46 Indian dancers singers and musicians. In 1946, Sumack and Vivanco moved to New York City, where they performed as the Inca Taky Trio: Sumack herself singing coloratura soprano, Vivanco on guitar and her cousin Cholita Rivero singing contralto and dancing. Sumack bore a son, Charles, in 1949, and was signed by Capitol Records in 1950, at which time her stage name became "Yma Sumac".
During the 1950s, Yma Sumac produced a series of legendary lounge music recordings featuring Hollywood-style versions of Incan and South American folk songs, working with the likes of Les Baxter and Billy May. In 1951, she popularized Jorge Bravo de Rueda's classic song Vírgenes del Sol. The combination of her extraordinary voice, exotic looks and stage personality made her a hit with American audiences. Sumac even appeared in a Broadway musical, Flahooley, in 1951, as a foreign princess who brings Aladdin's lamp to an American toy factory to have it repaired. The show's score was by Sammy Fain and E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, but Sumac's four numbers were the work of Vivanco. Capitol Records, Sumac's label, recorded the show. Flahooley closed quickly but the recording continues as a cult classic, in part because it also marked the Broadway debut of Barbara Cook. During the height of Sumac's popularity, she appeared in the films Secret of the Incas (1954) and Omar Khayyam (1957). She became a U.S. citizen July 22, 1955
In 1957, Sumac and Vivanco divorced, their dispute making news in Los Angeles.[10] They remarried that same year before divorcing again in 1965. Apparently due to financial difficulties, Yma Sumac and the original Inca Taky Trio went on a world tour in 1961, which lasted for five years. They performed in 40 cities in the Soviet Union, and afterwards all over Europe, Asia and Latin America. Their performance in Bucharest, Romania was recorded as the album Recital, her only 'live in concert' record. Yma Sumac spent the rest of the 1960s performing sporadically.
In 1971, she released a rock album, called Miracles, and returned to live in Peru. She performed in concert from time to time during the 1970s in Peru and later in New York. In the 1980s, she had a number of concerts both in the U.S. and abroad . She sang Ataypura during a March 19, 1987 appearance on Late Night with David Letterman, appearing alongside actor-comedians Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Murray.
In 1989, she sang once again at The Ballroom in New York. In March 1990, she played the role of Heidi in Stephen Sondheim's Follies, in Long Beach, California, her first attempt at serious theater since Flahooley in 1951. In 1992, Günther Czernetsky directed a documentary titled Yma Sumac - Hollywoods Inkaprinzessin (Yma Sumac - Hollywood's Inca princess). She also gave several concerts in the summer of 1996 two more in Montreal, Canada in July 1997 as part of the Montreal International Jazz Festival.
Sumac's profile rose again when the song Ataypura was featured in the Coen Brothers' film The Big Lebowski. Her song Bo Mambo appeared in a commercial for Kahlua liquor, and was sampled for the Hands Upsong by the Black Eyed Peas. The song Gopher Mambo was used in the films Ordinary Decent Criminal and Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. The songs Goomba Boomba and Malambo No. 1 appeared in Death to Smoochy.
On May 6, 2006, Sumac flew to Lima, where she was presented the Orden del Sol award by Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo, and the Jorge Basadre medal by the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos.
Yma Sumac recorded an incredible vocal range of more than four octaves, from B2 to C♯7 (approximately 123 to 2270 Hz). She was able to sing notes in the low baritone register as well as notes above the range of an ordinary coloratura soprano. Both low and high extremes can be heard in the song Chuncho (The Forest Creatures) (1950)
Yma Sumac passed away at an assisted living facility in Los Angeles, California on November 1, 2008.
==Discography==
*At least eighteen tracks of Peruvian folk songs in Argentina in 1943 for the [[Odeon Records]] label, with Moisés Vivanco's group, Compañía Peruana de Arte—a group of forty-six Indian dancers, singers, and musicians. (Three additional tracks from these sessions are instrumentals or feature other vocalists.)(10" 78 rpm)
* ''Voice of the Xtabay'' (1950), Capitol Records 10" LP H244 (33 1/3) CD-244 (78 rpm set)
* ''Flahooley'' (1951), Capitol DF-284 (78 rpm set)
* ''Legend of the Sun Virgin'' (1952), Capitol DDN-299 (78 rpm set)
* ''Inca Taqui'' (1953), Capitol L-243 (10" LP)
* ''Mambo!'' (1954), Capitol T-564 (10" LP)
* ''Voice of the Xtabay & Inca Taqui'', (1955) Capitol W-684 (both on one 12" LP)
* ''Legend of the Jivaro'' (1957), Capitol T-770 (12" LP)
* ''Fuego Del Ande'' (1959), Capitol T-1169 (Monophonic); ST 1169 (Stereo) (mono and stereo versions were separate recordings) (12" LP)
* ''Recital'' (1961), Electrecord EDE-073 (12" LP) — reissued on CD, ESP-DISK' 4029 (2006)
* ''Miracles'' (1971), London XPS 608 (12" LP) — reissued with two additional tracks as ''Yma Rocks!'' (1998), ShamLys JOM-1027-2 (CD)
* ''I Wonder'' on [[Stay Awake (album)|Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films]], 1988 (one of Various Artists)
* ''Mambo ConFusion'' (1991), Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin (Germany CD Maxi-Single), DSB 3025-5 (CD Maxi-Single contains 'Radio Version,' longer 'Maxi Version,' and 'Mambo Hip' version)
Festival
Yma Sumac Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Festival' by these artists:
2-BPM Uh I will Te veré Te veré Te veré Te veré Si las rosas se ma…
4minute Gibeun joheunil hanaga saeng gyeosseo neoraneun sarameul man…
A. R. Rahman Sjáum yfir rá Sjóinn skerum frá Við siglum mastri trú Seglum…
Adam and Darcie Ahhhh ohhh I believe we have to live to die just…
Amazing Blondel Baird Chorus Dance all sundry dance Spare your children …
B.u.S. Crew មរតកវប្បធម៌តាំងពីបុរាណ បន្សល់ទុកដានឲ្យកូនចៅសាទរ សំពះព្រះខែផ្…
Beggar's Opera Come along and hear Festival is drawing near Bring your fr…
cassie chantel Met her at a festival she pretty like her friends I'm…
Chuck Berry Havin' a nationwide festival for fourteen days and nights Ah…
D. B. M. & T. Vi alla reser iväg Till en festival Vi packar bilen full Kyl…
Darrian Gerard I'm not sure I wanna feel comfortable I'm standing drunk at …
De Mens Wanhoop kent veel kleuren maar dit was alweer iets nieuws E…
Dio oh wat een dag, zoveel gedaan mijn leven is een festival van…
Dökött Vi sitter i en folkabuss på väg till en festival Av…
Dominic Frontiere and his Orchestra Perdido, I look for my heart it's perdido I lost it…
Dungen Festival varje dag Festival varenda dag gör mig glad Tågen g…
El Reno Renardo Vas a un lugar más allá de Mordor Que no sale…
El-A-Kru FESTIVcL ¡Esto es pa darle chicle! El festival ya comienza …
elinolito Det e så kul att va på festival Det e så…
Francesco De Gregori Nella la città dei fiori disse chi lo vide passare che…
Gambi Yeah, et j'me suis longtemps questionner sur c'qu'il s'passa…
gitarakuru Фонари зажгутся, улицы нальются светом Брызги ярких красок, …
H.P. Lovecraft Here at the festival We are one In this together for the…
Isaac Parker I'm no good at keeping secrets If you can't tell, I…
John Buckley I need a little courage in my blood The pieces move…
Jon Oliva's Pain Welcome to the festival, Full of decadence and sins. I…
Khaled Siddique 30 days are over The blessed day is here So let's get…
Koffi Olomidé Lambela nga mwa ngayi-ngayi na thomson ya kotumba Pili pili …
La Chanson Du Dimanche Ils ont scénarisé la terre Ils ont scénarisé la guerre Ils o…
Lenny en de wespen Als je je kind wegbrengt naar school stress Voor de kuisvrou…
Lior Narkis בואי נברח לנו מכאן, לא חשוב בכלל לאן, העיקר שנהיה ביחד. ונצא…
LordKvn C'est des fils de putains qu'ils préfèrent J'rafale j'vais f…
Los Polinesios Baby, here we go, eh-oh Esta noche no va a terminar Flying…
Magara He perdido mi cerebro En alguna parte de este festival Y no…
Martin Norell & Ayden feat. aberANDRE Es ist Samstag morgen, ich kriecht aus meinem Bett Hab nur…
Matthew & Me Crown the Altar, Deck the Shrine Crown the Altar, Deck the…
Medina Jag vill leva jag vill dö i livets festival Jag vill…
Morrigans Todas las luces de neón se han encontrado en la estación…
Nona Reeves FESTIVAL La la la・・・ EVERYBODY FUNK, LIFE IS A FESTIVAL, DON…
Panik l.t.d.c. 天氣涼想你 佳節來想你 歡笑時想你 一個人又細味 但我知總也得告別吧 流淚半年浪費着年華 留不低就放心底吧 為著找到再…
Paola Chiara (Festival) (Festival) Apri un varco di luce sui miei occhi …
Paola & Chiara Apri un varco di luce sui miei occhi, risvegliami Batte il…
Paola&Chiara Apri un varco di luce sui miei occhi, risvegliami Batte il…
Park Sandara 멈춰있던 날들은 멀리 환히 밝아오는 세상에 hi 태양 위로 아찔한 riding 높이 날아오를…
R&S Sjáum yfir rá Sjóinn skerum frá Við siglum mastri trú Seglum…
S.O.N.N.A. Fui de táxi pra Paris De avião pra São Luís Pra Catalunha…
Sandara Park 멈춰있던 날들은 멀리 환히 밝아오는 세상에 hi 태양 위로 아찔한 riding 높이 날아오를…
Sermon The crowd sung and they rejoiced as the saviour suffered…
Sigur Rós Sjáum yfir rá Sjóinn skerum frá Við siglum mastri trú Seglum…
Sigur Ros …
Sigur Rós & LA Philharmonic Orchestra Sjáum yfir rá Sjóinn skerum frá Við siglum mastri trú Seglum…
Sigur Růs Sjáum yfir rá Sjóinn skerum frá Við siglum mastri trú Seg…
Tempalay Take1.不思議なクロスタウン NY Take2.君と出会ってムーンウォーク Take3.踊るのうまいね Festiv…
The L.C.D. 天氣涼想你 佳節來想你 歡笑時想你 一個人又細味 但我知總也得告別吧 流淚半年浪費着年華 留不低就放心底吧 為著找到再…
The Melachrino Strings and Orchestra I got two months in the jail for nothing The police…
Tom Misch You were saying that you don't feel warm When the sun…
Trílicos Siento nuevos procesos desde que no estás Me siento acrisola…
TrollfesT Hey, wo hast du dein trinken fått, kann ich hjelpa drekkan…
Um Junghwa 이제는 웃는거야 smile again 행복한 순간이야 happy days 움추린 어깨를 펴고 이 세상속에…
Winnabego You don't see what she's stressing for Drinking from that wi…
ליאור נרקיס בואי נברח לנו מכאן, לא חשוב בכלל לאן, העיקר שנהיה ביחד. ונצא…
산다라박 멈춰있던 날들은 멀리 환히 밝아오는 세상에 hi 태양 위로 아찔한 riding 높이 날아오를…
엄정화 이제는 웃는거야 smile again 행복한 순간이야 happy days 움추린 어깨를 펴고 이 세상속에…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Yma Sumac:
Babalu Está empezando el velorio Que le hacemos a Babalú Dame die…
Bo Mambo Bam balai lamento negro que va Bonbai es la danza para…
Ccori Canastitay ナオト・インティライミ – LIFE Posted by OO on August 17, 2014 in…
Clamor Anoche te tuve en mis brazos Un solo momento, momento de…
Dale Que Dale Dale que dale vidita, ay dale dale que dale cholito…
El Condor Pasa La la la la la la la La la la la…
Flor De Canela Déjame que te cuente limeño, Déjame que te diga la gloria De…
Gallito Caliente (The Hot Rooster) Por las nochecitas, un gallo malandrín. Ronda las pollitas, …
Gallito Ciego A mí me llaman gallito, y se olvidan que soy…
Goomba Boomba Negro de mi corazón, te quiero. Mi corazón dejé en llamas…
Indian Carnival Uh! Uh! Uh! Uh! El besito que me distes, el besito que me d…
Kuyaway Kuyaway, palabra del amor. Inka song, que viene del Perú. Su…
La Flor De La Canela (The Cinnamon Flower) Dejame que te cuente limeño Dejame que diga la gloria Del e…
La molina Yuca de San Borja Samorengue esta Para ir a saña Samorengue …
La Molina (The Mill Song) Bá, bababá, bababá, bá Para pá tiritá: Kamburengue Bá, baba…
La Pampa y la Puna Desde mi pampa divina Salté a la cordillera Linda joven andi…
La Perla De Chira Del chira eres la perla Sultana de las sultanas… Recuerdo …
Llora Corazon (Crying Heart) Por no querer perdonarte, me está matando el dolor, Y aunque…
Malambo N. 1 What they do in Peru, Tusurikusun viditay What they do in P…
Malambo No 1 ¡Ah! What they do in Peru Tusurikusun viditay ¡Ah! What they…
Malambo No. 1 What they do in peru, Tusurikusun viditay* A ti solito te qu…
Malambo N°1 What they do in Peru, Tusurikusun viditay What they do in P…
Marinera Una mujer bonita está segura que en el amor Con su…
Melgar Blanca ciudad, de eterno cielo azul Puro sol, montañas de mi…
Mi Palomita A mi palomita se la han robado cuatro forajidos A ver…
Monkeys ¡Ay, hay vienen mis monos! ¡Pero que gusto que me da…
Suray Surita Kay sonqoytan kamachini: jway! Llaqtay! Suray Surita! "Aman …
Taki Rari /Hernan Brana/ (P) 1954…
Wimoweh In the jungle the mighty jungle the lion sleeps tonight In…
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La Benita efectivamente la canto nuestra Gran Ima Sumac y mi padre BENIGNO BALLON FARFAN me conto que lo hizo tambien en la casa de Avd Siglo XX 233 , o sea que llego de improviso a Arequipa , pero fue un secreto que mi padre no lo mencionaba a las demas personas de su entorno porque asi se lo prometio a nuestra GRAN IMA SUMAC