R.I.P., Yma Sumac

[Mystic]

According to an article In today's L.A. Times, Yma Sumac passed passed away at the age of 86.

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-sumac3-2008nov03,0,7825319.story

Rest in peace, Yma.

 

[mhardy6647]

Wow, I had no idea she was still alive; sad but inevitable, I guess. It's that passage of time thing...

 

[wajobu]

Goodness, quite a voice.

 

[tentoze]

I have never heard of this woman, but the musical description sounds interesting.

 

[Sandy G]

Hmmmmpf ! I'd heard she was REALLY a "Amy Camus" from Passaic.. The Peru business was all hooey. Still, she DID have a remarkable voice, & you hate to see anyone check out...RIP, Yma-Amy, which ever you were...

 

[wajobu]

http://www.yma-sumac.com/news.htm

http://www.yma-sumac.com/biography.htm

http://www.yma-sumac.com/audio.htm

Check out "Virgin of the Sun God" It ain't twang.

 

[cp2buy]

Her lp's always looked interesting but I never played or hear her music until now. Great singer!!!!!. I have to dig a copy out of my pile.

 

[no1maestro]

I was sorry to hear about her passing. I, also, had forgotten about her. The story of Peru etc. I have heard and the N.J. "story" as well. The other supposed fake background story is the fabled one about Los Indios Tabarajos and how they found a guitar alongside a path in an Amazon jungle. The real story is that they were really from Brooklyn; I'm no expert on either set of stories. Maybe someone in here knows the truth!!!

 

[ponderbear]

I'm quite sad to hear that. I picked up all of the capital mid-nineties reissues. I still listen to Fuego del Ande on occasion- it's almost a fusion of peruvian folk music and early rock and roll. Mambo is a blast to listen to also.

 

[Cool_Manchu]

She is a true icon in the Tiki community. I am greatly saddened to hear about her passing.

 

[Nakdoc]

She's also a classic crossword answer.