More than half a century ago the Peruvian-born singer, Yma Sumac, who has died aged 86, became the voice and face of a musical style that freely mixed Broadway show tunes, Latin American folk-song and ...

Peruvian vocalist’s album will be first in a series of reissues by Madrid-based label aiming to highlight female singers from Latin America Few popular singers have boasted a five-octave range. Even ...

Yma Sumac, the Peruvian-born singer whose spectacular multi-octave vocal range and exotic persona made her an international sensation in the 1950s, has died. She was 86. Sumac, who was diagnosed with ...

EL CALLAO, Peru, Sept. 13 (UPI) --Google is celebrating what would have been the 94th birthday of "Peruvian songbird" Yma Sumac in their latest Doodle. Released Tuesday, users who visit Google's ...

Peruvian soprano Yma Sumac, known for her astounding vocal range and for her unusual readings of folkloric South American music, died Nov. 2 in Los Angeles after a lengthy battle with colon cancer… By ...

Yma Sumac, the Peruvian-born singer whose spectacular multi-octave vocal range and exotic persona made her an international sensation in the 1950s, has died. She was 86. Sumac, who was diagnosed with ...

On Sept. 13, 1922, Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chávarri del Castillo, better known by her stage name Yma Sumac, the "Peruvian songbird" was born. Her divine, unworldly voice, which stretched more than ...

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 singer’s 94th birthday Tuesday with a new doodle in her ...

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 ...

Yma Sumac, a Peruvian-born soprano who gained an international audience in the 1950s with her stunning vocal range, has died in Los Angeles. She was 86. Sumac died Saturday at an assisted-living home ...