Yma Súmac

female, 87 years old
Seventh-octave singer, singer of 'Malambo nº 1', singer of 'Gopher Mambo', Ymma Sumak, Ima Shumaq, Imma Sumack
Yma Súmac, also earlier spelled Ymma Sumak (from "Ima Shumaq", Quechua for "how beautiful!") or Imma Sumack, is a noted vocalist of Peruvian o...
Jeanne Lee

Jeanne Lee

female
bard college, BYG Actuel, Black Saint/Soul Note, Women in jazz, YmaSumac, Tijuana, Mexico
Jeanne Lee (January 29, 1939 - October 25, 2000) was a jazz singer. Born in New York, New York, she was one of the foremost exponents of free jazz...
Hank van Sickle

Hank van Sickle

male, 47 years old
American jazz double-bassist, American session musician, bass guitar, American jazz bass guitarist, Curtis Institute of Music, double-bassist…YmaSumac
Hank Van Sickle (born December 31, 1961 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an electric and upright bassist currently living and working in Los...

YmaSumac

female
musician, actress, performer, Secret of the Incas actress, The Apple actress, The Peruvian Songbird
Known for her astonishing 4 1/2 octave vocal range, Yma Sumac (AKA Ima or Imma Sumack) is from Ichocán, Peru, a town high in the Andes. From an e...