Yma Sumac

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1950s - 1970s

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Emperatriz Chavarri
Sumac del Castillo
Zoila Imperatriz Charrari
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Yma Sumac

Biography by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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One of the most flamboyant singers of the '50s and an original proponent of exotica.
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